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Nencki Institute Attracts Dr Kai Ling Liang to Launch New Leukemia Research Laboratory

10.08.2026

Dr Kai Ling Liang, who previously worked at Ghent University in Belgium, has won an open competition to become a new research group leader and will establish a laboratory focused on uncovering the causes of leukemia — a group of potentially life-threatening blood cancers. One of the main directions of his research will be the search for the molecular mechanisms driving chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a disease that most commonly affects older adults. The Nencki Institute is among the few ...

We know how – and for whom – psychotherapy helps with procrastination

07.08.2026

Researchers from the Nencki Institute have investigated who benefits most from cognitive behavioural therapy for procrastination and what makes the therapy work. They found that people who ...

The type of medication a person is taking can be inferred from an EEG recording

22.07.2026

Analysis of more than 24,000 EEG recordings and over 75,000 variables extracted from them has revealed how psychiatric medications affect the brain's electrical activity. Thanks to the findings ...

SPARK Poland: from the laboratory to the patient

16.07.2026

Research planning, goal setting, developing an intellectual property protection strategy, and communicating effectively with potential partners and investors - these were among the skills ...

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 ...