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Crunch, munch, slurp? Arrrgh! Researchers are working on treatment for misophonia
In people with misophonia, certain sounds - like munching or stomping - induce strong anger, disgust and anxiety. Aggression is common in children, self-harm in teenagers. 'Misophonia cannot be completely eliminated, but it can be weakened through therapy,’ says psychologist and psychotherapist Dr. Marta Siepsiak from the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Warsaw.
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Work addiction a universal problem around the world, says global study
Work addiction is a global problem and its symptoms are very similar regardless of the country, continent or culture, show preliminary results of an international study conducted with the participation of over 30,000 people from 88 countries.
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Teeth of Late Jurassic predatory fish under microscope
Scientists from the Jagiellonian University and the Polish Academy of Sciences examined the teeth of predatory fish from approximately 148 million years ago under the microscope. Based on their research, they have shown that differences in the structure of the teeth were one of the factors that enabled the coexistence of similar species in one area.
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Polish discovery in Sudan in Top 10 archaeological discoveries of 2023
The discovery of paintings in Old Dongola (Sudan) by an expedition from the University of Warsaw is among the ten most important achievements in archaeology in 2023, selected by the prestigious American journal Archaeology.
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Work is underway on first Polish telecommunications satellite
Thorium Space and the European Space Agency are working on the first Polish telecommunications satellite. The SmallGEO device could be in orbit in five years.
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Phytoremediation of toxic environment
Phytoremediation is a method in which plants are used to remove heavy metals from the environment. Thanks to it, scientists from the Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas (IETU) in Katowice carried out heap recultivation in Ruda Śląska.
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Polish engineers co-develop methodology for testing anti-drone systems
Polish optoelectronics engineers have co-created criteria for testing and selecting anti-drone technologies to protect infrastructure, borders and residents of individual EU countries.
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Fighting drug resistance is like putting together modular furniture. Kraków researchers present groundbreaking discovery
Will it soon be possible to easily adjust viruses to infect specific drug-resistant bacteria? It is quite possible. Recent discoveries of scientists from the Jagiellonian University Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology show why viruses are extremely genetically malleable. And just like with assembling modular furniture, attacking new strains of bacteria may only require replacing the old module with a new one.
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Research: 65% of Gen Z experience loneliness regularly
Loneliness does not only affect older people; as many as 65% of people from the so-called Generation Z, aged 13 to 28, struggle with it regularly, the 'No More Loneliness' study shows. What they want most is direct contact with other people.
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