Cell therapy for diabetic foot ulcer - promising results of Polish study
Polish scientists are among the first in the world to have shown that stem cells can be successfully used in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcer. In their opinion, this is an important step towards the development of cell therapies.
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Scientists probe similarities between sugar and cocaine addiction
Most of the brain structures activated by sugar consumption and drug use overlap. However, while the first contact with sugar causes a massive response throughout the brain, even outside the reward system, the first contact with the drug is not that intense, Polish neurobiologists say.
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Scientists from Poznań confirm healing properties of potato juice
Potato juice can become a drug that selectively acts on different types of tumours and benefit patients who must follow strict diets for health reasons, show researchers from the Poznań University of Life Sciences.
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Scientists stimulate vagal nerve to improve sleep quality
Non-invasive stimulation of the longest of the cranial nerves - the vagal nerve - may reduce agitation at night. An international team including a psychologist from the SWPS University investigated the effectiveness of this method in the treatment of insomnia.
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Kraków scientists looking for a cure for breast cancer
Scientists from the Kraków University of Technology are working on a substance that could be an ingredient of drugs used in chemotherapy for triple-negative breast cancer - one of the most malignant female cancers that often also affect men.
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Cardiologists to investigate metformin in ischaemic heart disease treatment
Cardiologists from the Military Institute of Medicine - National Research Institute will investigate the impact of metformin on ischaemic heart disease. They hope that it may prevent coronary re-intervention.
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Wrocław/ Researcher investigates artificial growth of Baikal skullcap root
A scientist from the Wrocław Medical University plans to grow Baikal skullcap, a plant used in the pharmaceutical industry, without soil and with less water. He also wants to extract medicinal substances from the root of the plant multiple times.
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Scientists to tackle single-use medical devices and packaging waste
One hospital bed generates around 3 kg of plastic waste per day. To make hospitals 'greener', an international consortium coordinated by a Polish university is developing a technology for producing 'plant-based' polymers. They will be used to produce biodegradable medical packaging materials for disposable products.
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Warsaw surgeons first in Poland to transplant one liver into two recipients
For the first time in Poland, specialists from the Medical University of Warsaw have transplanted a liver from one donor into two adult patients. The liver was divided into two parts.
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Polish invention could revolutionise treatment of osteoporosis
Researchers from the Faculty of Chemistry of the Jagiellonian University have designed a material that could not only help refill bone cavities, but also serve as a carrier for osteoporosis medication.
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