July 2025 in “Scientific Reports” In this study, researchers identified six novel prognostic biomarkers for bladder cancer and developed a predictive model that effectively stratifies patients into high-risk and low-risk groups based on immune cell infiltration differences and gene expression.
February 2025 in “Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry” This study outlines the potential of drug repurposing to discover new uses for existing medications, emphasizing its cost-effectiveness, efficiency, and ability to address rare diseases by targeting novel biological mechanisms and relying on established safety profiles.
January 2025 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that rhamnose can restore hair-inducing gene expression in dermal papilla cells and accelerate hair follicle regeneration by promoting the hair cycle into the anagen phase, suggesting its potential therapeutic application for alopecia treatment.
January 2025 in “Directory of Open access Books (OAPEN Foundation)” This book reviews the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, providing a comprehensive exploration but reports no new clinical results.
In this review, researchers evaluated 111 studies on the biological activities and phytochemical components of the plant Tridax procumbens, emphasizing its ethnobotanical potential and the need for more research to understand its therapeutic benefits, especially in its native tropical regions.
In this study, researchers developed a method using stencils to create controlled stiffness gradients in alginate hydrogels, revealing that stiffer regions within the gels promote deeper invasion by breast cancer cells, facilitating the study of mechanosensitive cellular behaviors.
April 2024 in “Frontiers in physiology” This review article examines recent studies on the role of diverse immune cells in forming an active niche for hair follicles, offering new insights into hair growth and related diseases.
April 2024 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” In this study, researchers identified a gene regulatory network in Arabidopsis that controls root hair growth under low-temperature conditions, revealing specific transcription factors and downstream targets that contribute to this growth response despite overall plant development being halted.
January 2024 in “GeroScience” This review explores how radiation-induced hair graying can be used as a model to study the mechanisms behind hair graying, focusing on cellular senescence and potential therapeutic targets to address age-related changes. Results are not provided.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” In this retrospective study conducted at Grodno Regional Children's Hospital, researchers found that children in western Belarus showed more severe COVID-19 symptoms in 2021 compared to 2020, with urban children primarily affected, and family contact emerging as the most common source of infection.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” This study reported the development of fluorescent markers using wide band gap metal oxides with rare earth ions for early tumor detection and treatment. Testing in animals showed high efficiency and selectivity, with potential applications in contrast-enhanced MRI, targeted drug delivery, and photodynamic cancer therapy.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” This study developed an AI-driven method for classifying cells in Follicular Lymphoma cases, achieving a 63% F1-score, precision, and recall in distinguishing centroblasts from other cell types using whole slide images at x20 resolution.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” This article reviews the potential applications of Point of Care procedures in radiology, discussing their ability to enhance the speed of diagnosis and treatment but does not report new results.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” This study found that using a combined LH and FSH stimulation protocol significantly increased clinical pregnancy rates in women with low ovarian reserve compared to the standard protocol.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” This study highlights the growing role of artificial intelligence in vascular surgery, where AI improves diagnostic accuracy, surgical planning, and patient monitoring, ultimately enhancing clinical outcomes, shortening recovery times, and reducing healthcare costs.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” In this study, researchers analyzed spermogram data from men with diagnosed infertility in Ukraine, aiming to identify the most common sperm disorders, and they found that the study primarily involved men with primary infertility, compared to a control group of healthy men with confirmed fertility.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” This abstract outlines a lecture discussing the rise of influencers alongside the internet, highlighting their impact on user behavior in social media by sharing personal experiences and engaging in political and medical discourse.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” In this study, researchers examined a patient with ZMYM2::FGFR1 fusion-positive leukemia, finding that Pemigatinib showed efficacy, while Ponatinib resistance was linked to a specific FGFR1 mutation. Other FGFR inhibitors demonstrated high effectiveness in ex vivo assays.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” This study discusses promising research advancements that may improve treatment outcomes for glioblastomas, highlighting stereotactic radiosurgery, FET-PET imaging, and alternating electric field therapy as potential strategies. The abstract emphasizes the need for ongoing and future trials to determine their effectiveness in clinical practice.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” This review highlights that AI-based echocardiography in cardiology can enhance diagnostic precision, automation, and therapeutic strategy development, but also presents challenges like diagnostic errors and high costs, indicating a cautious yet promising progression in its adoption.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” This study discusses the need for better organization and specialized services in Alzheimer's prevention, focusing on modifiable factors like hearing impairment, vascular risk, and lifestyle habits, and highlights challenges and opportunities from the two-year experience of Brain Health services at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” This study reports how the Polish-American Medical Society (ZLP Chicago) played a proactive role during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Chicago area, leading efforts in public education, support for administrative measures, and dissemination of health guidelines to the Polish community.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” This review addresses the historical and cultural perceptions of epilepsy and stresses the importance of understanding its diagnosis and management to lessen its psychological and social impacts, especially given the stigma often associated with this condition.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” In this study, the integration of artificial intelligence in medicine was discussed, highlighting its potential to enhance diagnostic processes, optimize therapies, and provide advanced patient monitoring despite challenges like data inconsistency and limited model transparency.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” In this case-control study, researchers investigated the association between SIRT1 gene polymorphisms and colorectal cancer risk, finding no statistically significant differences in polymorphism frequencies between patients and controls, but noted trends that warrant further study in larger populations.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” This study reported that interdisciplinary treatment, combining surgical and rehabilitation methods, led to satisfactory outcomes for patients with extensive facial skull injuries. The authors emphasized the importance of teamwork between surgeons and physiotherapists to minimize complications and enhance recovery, restoring function, aesthetics, and physical fitness.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” The abstract emphasizes that aerospace medicine is crucial for addressing the health challenges faced by pilots and astronauts in aviation and space environments, focusing on physiological responses and the impact of microgravity and isolation.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” In this study, researchers developed a novel computational framework using deep reinforcement learning to identify strategies for cellular reprogramming in gene regulatory networks, showing its effectiveness in a model of immune response against infection.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” This study found that kinematic alignment in total knee arthroplasty leads to a higher proportion of patients requiring smaller femoral components compared to traditional mechanical alignment, with statistical significance observed in femoral sizing differences between the two groups.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” This study found that in prodromal Alzheimer's disease, pro-inflammatory gut bacteria were associated with reduced cerebral blood flow and reactivity, while beneficial gut bacteria correlated with better outcomes.