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FDA grants Orphan Drug designation to compound developed by Polish specialists

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug status to a compound developed by specialists from the Jagiellonian University Medical College in Kraków. This means that it may be given preferential treatment in further studies.

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    Wrocław/ PLN 4.5 million for research a protein linked to drug resistance in chemotherapy

    The team from the Histology and Embryology Department at the Wroclaw Medical University will focus on one of the markers of drug resistance in chemotherapy. In the case of breast cancer, it may be a certain protein. The university received a PLN 4.5 million grant from the Medical Research Agency for this research.

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    Polish scientist presents new therapy for burdensome skin disease in The Lancet

    Professor Jacek Szepietowski from Wrocław University of Science and Technology, and an international team of researchers, have developed a new model of treatment for a burdensome skin disease - HS (hidradenitis suppurativa). He published the results of his work in the prestigious journal The Lancet.

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    Scientists: Finger length ratio can be diagnostic marker

    Last year's research by a Polish-British team showed that the ratio of the length of the second to fourth digit can suggest which person is more prone to risky alcohol drinking. According to researchers, this ratio can also be a diagnostic marker in conditions related to hormonal disorders and a risk indicator in the prevention of certain diseases.

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    Experts: 200,000 patients die in Europe every year due to non-compliance with therapeutic recommendations

    Patient non-compliance with therapeutic recommendations is one of the greatest challenges in healthcare. As many as 200,000 people die in Europe every year because of this, experts warned last week.

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    Polish scientists investigate method to combat pathogenic protozoa

    Polish scientists have studied the RNA metabolism of trypanosomes that cause serious diseases. The results, published in Nature Communications, may contribute to the development of new therapies, the authors of the study say.

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    Road dust in Warsaw city centre has high concentration of carcinogens

    The higher the traffic intensity, especially in the city centre, the higher the concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are carcinogens, according to research conducted in Warsaw by Sylwia Dytłow, PhD, from the Institute of Geophysics PAS.

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    Experts: Mutations associated with female cancers are also male problem

    BRCA gene mutations, best known for their role in the development of breast and ovarian cancers, are also associated with pancreatic cancer and prostate cancer in men, experts remind.

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    Strength and aerobic exercise and high-protein, low-GI diet best to fight obesity

    Physical activity itself is beneficial, but combining it with an appropriate diet - high in protein, with carbohydrates, with a low glycaemic index - gives the best results in regulating body weight and balancing metabolic disorders in patients with obesity, researchers from the University of Physical Education in Kraków have shown.

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    Expert: Artificial intelligence can improve ovarian cancer diagnostics

    Artificial intelligence can improve ovarian cancer diagnostics. Studies show that it is better at recognizing ovarian cancer cases than both experts and other doctors. Its diagnostic accuracy is 86 percent, Professor Artur Czekierdowski from the Medical University of Lublin told PAP.

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