For the first time, reprogrammed cells have been implanted into the brain of a patient with Parkinson’s disease. Prof Jun Takahashi and his team at Kyoto University reprogrammed skin cells
Archive for 2018
In an interesting twist, scientists show that obesity may actually have a positive influence on cutting-edge cancer therapies. A new study published on 12 November in Nature medicine (1) has
High levels of pollution are common in many cities in the world. A new study published on 9 November in Nature Communications has revealed the extent to which pollution is
Computational models and artificial intelligence (AI) have the potential to become extremely useful in the early intervention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Timely diagnosis of the disease remains a challenge
The implementation of nuclear energy is an investment in the Polish engineering know-how and a knowledge-based economy – says Krzysztof TCHÓRZEWSKI. This article initially was published by our partner, Wszystko
Newly discovered gene mutation can produce drought-resistant crops without growth defects
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A new study published on 8 November in Nature Communications has demonstrated that modifying the signalling of the plant steroids, known as brassinosteroids, in only the vascular tissue of plants
Overfishing and modern slavery – are marine workers are being exploited in the race to compete?
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Nowadays, commercial fisheries must exert twice the effort to catch the same number of fish compared to the 1950s. This has resulted in an industry that is highly motivated to
Dark side of dams: social and environmental costs of hydropower may outweigh the energy benefits
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Two papers published on 5 November in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences have shed some new light on the dark side of hydropower. This renewable source of electricity
A new study published on 31 October in The Journal for Artificial Societies and Social Stimulation, a peer-reviewed academic journal, may have shed some light on the root cause of
A collective-risk dilemma experiment published on 31 October in the journal PLoS ONE has shown that wealthier people are less likely to financially contribute to mitigating climate change. Participants of the