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Violent video games are not as harmful as commonly believed, study finds
Violent video games do not cause clearly negative changes in adolescents’ cognitive or emotional functioning, although they may temporarily affect certain mental processes, according to new research by psychologist Ewa Międzobrodzka.
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Food waste could become chemical feedstock for pharma and bioplastics, study finds
Vegetable scraps, fruit peels, coffee grounds and old bread discarded in household bio-waste bins could be turned into valuable chemicals used in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and bioplastics, according to new research by scientists from Poland and the Netherlands.
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What your brain ‘remembers’ when bored: Polish-French study maps déjà vu memory intrusions
Involuntary memories and related mental phenomena such as déjà vu emerge most often during routine, low-focus activities and appear to be a constant layer of background activity in the human mind, according to a study led by researchers at the Jagiellonian University.
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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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Polish scientists co-author first 4D map of human DNA linking genome structure to gene activity
An international team of scientists has published the most comprehensive four-dimensional map of DNA organisation in the human cell nucleus, showing how its spatial arrangement over time influences gene function and can help predict the effects of mutations.
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Amber workshops of ancient Masovia reveal a hidden craft industry
In the first centuries of the Common Era, far from the Baltic coast where amber naturally occurs, communities in Masovia were producing large quantities of amber jewellery—leaving behind traces of a craft that has only gradually come to light.
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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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Wrocław scientists develop faster ‘breakthrough’ satellite communication
Scientists have developed a new satellite communication technology that dramatically increases data throughput without requiring additional radio spectrum, marking what experts describe as a breakthrough for the Internet of Things.
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