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Early exposure to nitrogen dioxide negatively affects children's brain structure

Exposure to nitrogen dioxide during pregnancy and early childhood may harm the brain’s white matter - the network responsible for communication between regions of the brain - according to new research from psychologists at the Jagiellonian University.

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    Polish researchers co-author forensic tool that reads age from DNA

    Polish scientists have co-authored one of the most advanced forensic tools capable of estimating a person’s age to within a few years from a DNA sample. The models are now being tested in laboratories worldwide.

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    Early exposure to nitrogen dioxide negatively affects children's brain structure

    Exposure to nitrogen dioxide during pregnancy and early childhood may harm the brain’s white matter - the network responsible for communication between regions of the brain - according to new research from psychologists at the Jagiellonian University.

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    Krakow researchers first in the world to develop anti-pollution cosmetics from blue bugle root

    Scientists from the Krakow University of Technology have discovered that blue bugle root offers protection against radiation, including solar radiation.

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    Polish scientists develop DNA-based test to detect smoking habits

    Polish researchers have demonstrated that analysing just four DNA locations is sufficient to determine with high accuracy whether a person smokes cigarettes.

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    Kraków scientists develop AI-based diagnostic tool to speed up and improve radiology work

    An AI-based diagnostic system designed to support radiologists in analysing CT and MRI scans has been developed at the AGH University of Science and Technology (AGH UST) in Kraków.

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    Wrocław Medical University launches ‘Digital Rash Atlas’ to improve diagnosis of childhood skin infections

    Scientists at Wroclaw Medical University have created a ‘Digital Rash Atlas’, a mobile tool designed to help doctors distinguish between allergic rashes and those caused by serious infections in children — and decide more quickly when hospitalisation may be needed.

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    University hospital researchers develop new method for diagnosing chronic leukaemia

    Geneticists and haematologists from the University Clinical Hospital in Rzeszów have developed a new method for diagnosing blood cancers. The test enables faster and more cost-effective analysis of immunoglobulin gene characteristics and can also help predict the course of the disease.

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    Footballers with higher Vitamin D levels perform better in training, Polish study finds

    Football players with higher vitamin D levels achieve better training results and physical performance, according to new research from the Academy of Physical Education in Katowice. The findings were published in the journal Frontiers in Physiology.

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    Mental health chatbots fail to respond adequately to suicide risk, Polish researchers warn

    Chatbots promoted as mental health support tools may be ineffective—and even dangerous—for people in suicidal crisis, according to a new study from Wrocław Medical University. Researchers found that none of the 29 popular apps they tested met the criteria for an adequate response to suicide risk.

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