Lifting heavy objects often will strengthen your abdominal muscles and your back will thank you, say experts
Strengthening the transverse abdominal muscle eliminates pain in the lumbar spine, show biomedical engineers from the Silesian University of Technology. Have also calculated the lumbar loads when lifting objects, the weight of which, with incorrect body position, is several times greater than the body weight of the lifter.
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Scientists from Poznań investigate Lyme disease in children
Boys are more exposed to Lyme disease transmitted by ticks, found scientists and doctors from Poznań who investigated the disease in children from Wielkopolska. The environment in which children live may influence the risk of contracting the disease, they report.
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Polish sensor for non-invasive monitoring of body water level
A doctoral candidate at the University of Lodz has built a sensor for non-invasive monitoring of the water level in the body. The device may help in the early detection of heart failure.
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Warsaw researchers develop technology for early detection of neurodegenerative diseases
Scientists from the University of Warsaw and the Warsaw University of Life Sciences are developing technology for diagnosing Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases in the early stages. The solution will enable the detection of diseases in people who do not yet have symptoms.
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Poland needs regulations regarding wind turbine noise standards and rules, says expert
According to applicable regulations, wind turbines are treated like any other source of industrial noise. This needs to change, says Professor Anna Preis from the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, leader of the HETMAN project, which investigated the noise of wind turbines.
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Bacteriophages have potential to save humanity, says biochemist
Preparations composed of bacteriophages can be called self-producing and self-limiting drugs: they will multiply as long as they find bacteria. Without bacteria, they will disappear, says Professor Alicja Węgrzyn from the University of Gdańsk. In her opinion, bacteriophages have the potential to save humanity.
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ChatGPT fails Polish internal medicine exam
Even the most sophisticated algorithms and technologies cannot diagnose and treat diseases without human involvement, scientists from the Collegium Medicum of the Nicolaus Copernicus University found after ChatGPT 'failed' the internal medicine exam in the study they had designed.
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Partially defatted poppy seeds support treatment of obesity
Partially defatted poppy seeds consumed in an amount of approximately 5.5 tablespoons per day can beneficially alter lipid metabolism and support the treatment of obesity and its complications, research shows.
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Polish discoveries important for glioma therapy development
The discoveries of Polish scientists may contribute to the development of new methods of treating glioblastoma multiforme, the University of Warsaw reports.
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Scientists from Wrocław University of Science and Technology and Taiwan are working on new dental implants
Researchers at the Wrocław University of Science and Technology and the National Taipei University of Technology are developing dental implants made from 3D printed ceramic structures connected to a metal core. Thanks to the use of biodegradable magnesium, bone tissue will be able to gradually grow into such an implant.
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