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New Asthma Drugs, thanks to Gut Bacteria

02.02.2026

It may sound surprising, but substances produced by bacteria living in our intestines could soon become powerful new treatments for chronic lung inflammation. This is the conclusion reached by a research team led by Professor Tomasz Wypych from the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. Their findings were recently published in the prestigious Nature family journal Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. The bacteria inhabiting ...

2025 FNP Prize for Professor Ewelina Knapska

07.11.2025

Prof. Ewelina Knapska, head of the Laboratory of Emotions Neurobiology at the Nencki Institute PAS, has been honored with the prestigious Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science in the area of ...

A Coordinated Dance Between Two Proteins is Essential for Stronger Brain Connections

25.09.2025

Discovery of a precise molecular process: Researchers identified how two proteins, BDNF and MMP-9, work together to strengthen brain connections, a process essential for learning. ...

Brain, chromatin and diseases

19.09.2025

The brain, its development, and diseases are among the most fascinating areas of contemporary scientific research. A team led by Professor Aleksandra Pękowska from the Nencki Institute in Warsaw ...

Nencki Institute and i&i Prague launch collaboration to develop an innovative test for early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease

16.07.2025

Warsaw/Prague, July 14, 2025 – Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of the Polish Academy of Sciences has begun a collaboration with Czech biotech incubator and venture builder i&i ...