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Astrocytes help understand human brain evolution
05.02.2025
Astrocytes, the guardians of neuronal functions, appear to have a more significant role in brain evolution than previously thought. The team led by Professor Aleksandra Pękowska, head of the ...Microbiota-derived metabolite prevents the development of asthma
19.09.2024
Epidemiological data indicate a correlation between antibiotic intake in early life and the development of allergies and asthma in adulthood. However, the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon ...Human fear is contagious; rats can also catch it, which is observable at the neuronal level
08.11.2023
Polish scientists have discovered that information about danger can be transmitted across species, possibly through scent. This was demonstrated by the following experiment: even if a human was ...Alleviating autism: one symptom at the time
16.05.2022
Scientists from the Nencki Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences have developed an experimental targeted therapy for autism. Their discoveries constitute a breakthrough in understanding how ...