Road dust in Warsaw city centre has high concentration of carcinogens
The higher the traffic intensity, especially in the city centre, the higher the concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are carcinogens, according to research conducted in Warsaw by Sylwia Dytłow, PhD, from the Institute of Geophysics PAS.
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Experts: Mutations associated with female cancers are also male problem
BRCA gene mutations, best known for their role in the development of breast and ovarian cancers, are also associated with pancreatic cancer and prostate cancer in men, experts remind.
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Strength and aerobic exercise and high-protein, low-GI diet best to fight obesity
Physical activity itself is beneficial, but combining it with an appropriate diet - high in protein, with carbohydrates, with a low glycaemic index - gives the best results in regulating body weight and balancing metabolic disorders in patients with obesity, researchers from the University of Physical Education in Kraków have shown.
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Expert: Artificial intelligence can improve ovarian cancer diagnostics
Artificial intelligence can improve ovarian cancer diagnostics. Studies show that it is better at recognizing ovarian cancer cases than both experts and other doctors. Its diagnostic accuracy is 86 percent, Professor Artur Czekierdowski from the Medical University of Lublin told PAP.
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Optoelectronics experts help diagnose brain tumours
Scientists propose a new approach to data analysis that combines convolutional neural networks and extreme learning machines. This solution will enable early detection and precise classification of brain tumours. The new method uses magnetic resonance images.
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Scientists slow down development of melanoma by modifying immune system cells
Scientists have slowed down the development of melanoma by modifying immune system cells. The first author of the paper published in Nature is Marek Wagner, PhD, a Polish biotechnologist from the Innate Immunity Research Group at Łukasiewicz - PORT.
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Expert: Metapneumoviruses do not have pandemic potential
The hMPV virus does not have a high epidemic potential, we are not at risk of a pandemic caused by it. An increase in infections occurs every year in the winter season, but these are self-limiting infections, or ones that require only symptomatic treatment, emphasises Tomasz Dzieciątkowski, a virologist and professor at the Medical University of Warsaw.
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Percutaneous procedures are the future of cardiac surgery - Polish co-authors of paper in The Lancet
Percutaneous procedures, without opening the chest, can bring better results than conventional treatment in patients suffering from coronary artery disease and aortic valve stenosis. The results of research conducted by an international team with the participation of Polish researchers have been published in the prestigious journal The Lancet.
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Michał Wszoła: First bionic pancreas implantation in human possible in 2026
Millions of patients around the world are waiting for organs for transplantation, but only a fraction have a chance to receive them. Bioprinting paves the way to the production of personalised organs for patients. Michał Wszoła MD, PhD, used it to develop a bionic pancreas. He wants to implant it in the first patient in 2026.
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Polish researchers discover key role of endothelium cells in bone marrow transplant success
Scientists at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków have uncovered a groundbreaking discovery that could significantly improve the outcomes of bone marrow transplants, a key treatment for blood cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma.
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