A protein normally involved in the production of sperm and eggs can be hijacked by breast cancer cells to repair DNA damaged by chemotherapy, helping tumours survive treatment, an international team including Polish scientists has found.
A team of Polish physicists and engineers is developing a portable device that could detect worsening heart failure at home before fluid buildup in the lungs leads to severe breathlessness and emergency hospitalisation.
Carbon dioxide, the gas widely associated with climate change, has been given a surprising new role by scientists: a safer source of oxygen in chemical reactions used to make medicines, plastics and fragrances.
Feeling ignored by a partner distracted by a smartphone during pregnancy may be linked to more severe postpartum depression symptoms, a study involving Polish researchers suggests.
Scientists in Poland have shown that simulated space conditions can make drug-resistant cancer cells more vulnerable to chemotherapy, a discovery that could help researchers develop more effective cancer treatments.
Polish doctors have treated a patient with virus-fighting immune cells for the first time in a clinical trial, a milestone that could expand treatment options for stem cell transplant recipients with life-threatening drug-resistant infections.
People's clothes caught fire, shoes exploded, and large pieces of rock flew through the air like projectiles. These were the events on Poland’s Mt. Giewont on August 22, 2019, when an exceptionally powerful lightning strike hit a large group of people attempting to evacuate from the summit area.
Medicines that have become global blockbusters for diabetes and weight loss could have another medical use: helping fight chronic inflammatory skin diseases, according to researchers from Poland's Wrocław Medical University.
One in three breast cancer patients may experience changes in a key tumour marker during treatment before surgery, potentially affecting the type of therapy they should receive afterwards, according to a new Polish study.