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One in three breast cancer patients may need treatment rethink, Polish study finds
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.
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Non-invasive brain stimulation can improve control over impulsive decisions
The ability to control impulses, such as the decision to gamble, is linked to specific neurobiological processes that can be modified, according to a new study involving researchers from the Jagiellonian University. After stimulation of a specific brain region, participants made more rational decisions, suggesting that neuromodulation techniques could in the future complement psychotherapy.
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Ancient Egyptian rock art reveals two very different relationships between humans and animals
For thousands of years, prehistoric artists in Egypt’s Dakhleh Oasis carved humans and animals into desert rocks — but they did not always tell the same story. Some images show people and wildlife existing side by side in harmony, while others portray hunting, control and violence.
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Climate change threatens Egypt’s ancient rock art as Polish archaeologists race to document it
Thousands of ancient rock carvings scattered across Egypt’s Western Desert are slowly disappearing. Rising temperatures, stronger winds, increasingly regular heavy rainfall and human activity are damaging some of Africa’s richest collections of prehistoric art, while Polish archaeologists are working to document what remains before it is lost.
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New MRI breakthrough could spot hidden optic nerve damage before vision loss
Standard MRI scans can show the structure of the brain and eye sockets, but they cannot reveal subtle damage to the microscopic fibres of the optic nerve - changes that may appear before irreversible vision loss. Polish researchers have developed a new method of analysing MRI images that could help doctors detect this hidden damage earlier and make more informed treatment decisions.
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Polish scientists develop tiny capsules that keep probiotics alive in cosmetics
Polish scientists have developed and patented tiny protective capsules that allow live probiotic bacteria to survive in cosmetics for more than a year, overcoming one of the biggest challenges in creating probiotic skincare products.
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Polish and French scientists win award for groundbreaking ‘déjà vu’ research
A Polish and a French psychologist have won the 2026 Marie Skłodowska-Curie and Pierre Curie Polish-French Science Award for pioneering research that has transformed scientists' understanding of déjà vu and spontaneous memories.
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Polish researcher's team first to build synthetic cell from scratch
A team of scientists from the University of Minnesota, led by Polish researcher Katarzyna (Kate) Adamala, has created a synthetic cell capable of taking in nutrients, growing and dividing using only non-living components. The achievement, reported by Science, marks the most advanced step so far towards building a synthetic equivalent of a living cell from scratch.
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Harnessing the power of the Sun: Polish physicists help unravel the fusion challenge
Most of the energy that reaches Earth comes from nuclear fusion in the Sun. Can a similar process be controlled on Earth? The results of the MAST Upgrade programme, involving Polish physicists from Warsaw and Opole, demonstrate just how challenging that task remains.
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