Acute pain can distort body perception and self-esteem, study finds
Experiencing acute pain can alter how people perceive the size and shape of their bodies and reduce satisfaction with their appearance, according to a study by researchers from the Jagiellonian University, the Academy of Physical Education in Katowice and the University of Lübeck.
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Young consumers give ‘bug bread’ thumbs up in taste test
Bread made with cricket flour became more appealing to consumers once they learned it contained insect-based protein, with some participants rating it higher after the ingredient was revealed, according to a study by researchers at the Poznań University of Medical Sciences.
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Pneumonia and bronchiolitis still among world’s deadliest diseases
Lower respiratory tract infections, mainly pneumonia and acute bronchiolitis, remained the world’s leading infectious causes of death in 2023, accounting for 2.5 million deaths globally, according to a new analysis published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
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Polish scientists develop personalised breast milk fortification for premature babies
Technology that would allow hospitals to personalise the fortification of human milk for premature babies is being developed by Scientists from the Gdańsk University of Technology and the Medical University of Gdańsk.
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Polish-led team to develop biomaterials for bone and cartilage treatment
Scientists led by the Wrocław University of Science and Technology will develop a biomaterial designed to regenerate damaged bone and cartilage tissue under the REGENESIS project, an international initiative worth more than €1.4 million.
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Psychedelic substance users process threats differently, Krakow study finds
People who use psychedelic substances process emotions differently and may recognise threats more quickly and accurately than non-users, according to a new study by researchers at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow.
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Roman chamber pots in Bulgaria reveal ancient parasites
Polish researchers have discovered traces of tapeworms, dysentery-causing parasites and the protozoan Cryptosporidium parvum in Roman chamber pots from present-day Bulgaria dating to the 2nd-4th century CE.
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Scientists grow lab-made blood vessels offering alternative to animal testing
Scientists have developed a method to control the formation of blood vessel networks using magnetic fields, enabling the creation of vascularised human tissue models for drug testing and potentially reducing reliance on animal experiments.
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Biosynthetic drug could ‘transform treatment of infections, cancer and neurological disease’
Scientists are working to develop a biosynthetic “supermicrobiome” that could be used to treat a wide range of conditions, from antibiotic-resistant infections to cancer and Parkinson’s disease, according to Polish researcher Jarosław Biliński.
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A sleep-deprived brain works like ‘an inefficient airport’, new study finds
Sleep disorders disrupt the rapid and efficient flow of information in the brain, making it function more like an inefficient airport system, according to a Polish-French study published in the journal Sleep.
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Ancient game boards found in Libyan ruins point to shepherds’ pastimes
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Archaeologists working in the ancient Libyan city of Ptolemais have uncovered more than 100 carved game boards on ruined stone walls and blocks, evidence that generations of shepherds likely passed the time playing games similar to checkers and tic-tac-toe while grazing animals.
