They can calculate complex mathematical calculations in the blink of an eye or play thousands of songs from memory. They possess unbelievable artistic abilities and yet are unable to perform even the...
Statistics clearly show that currently in Poland, sudden life and health emergencies are cardiovascular diseases first, followed by strokes. Meanwhile, there is little or even no awareness of the...
Synesthesia is a specific sensory processing condition in which certain types of stimuli, such as tastes, smells, sounds or letters are automatically assigned additional characteristics, such as...
Camptocormia is a process involving bending of the lower back. It is one of the characteristic symptoms of Parkinson's disease and other multisystem atrophy. What is the cause of the disease? What...
No one needs to be told that music has a beneficial effect on people. Gentle sounds soothe us to sleep and fast-paced electronic music encourages us to move and be active in the gym or the park....
Anosognosia is a rather interesting problem, as it consists of the patient being unaware of his illness. This can create a number of different risks, ranging from the risk of the patient not...
Excessive sweating can be very annoying for some people, but there is a completely opposite problem, the consequences of which can be really serious. Anhidrosis and hypohidrosis, successively meaning...
Researchers in Lausanne, Switzerland, have developed an implant that allows people with a severed spinal cord to walk. The first patient to whom it was implanted is a man who suffered a spinal injury...
COVID-19 is a disease that appeared suddenly and has definitely changed our reality. The entity has been accompanying humanity for several months; nevertheless, the possible symptoms of SARS-CoV-2...
Artificial intelligence (AI ) is a concept that has no clear definition in this day and age - at its core lies the interconnection of many areas of life and science, and is therefore being used more...
Isolation and quarantine are states that until now were not significant for society as a whole. However, the situation has changed and we are sometimes forced to remain in isolation for...
Crying is a natural reaction to emotion - both emotion and sadness. A strong one can cause exhaustion and sometimes a headache, which can usually be alleviated with home remedies, as long as it does...
Dizziness is statistically the most frequently reported medical complaint when visiting a specialist. With good reason, as they are a very common occurrence, affecting people of all ages. Most causes...
Doctors at St. Anne's University Hospital in Brno were the first in the Czech Republic to perform a unique operation on a patient with chronic corneal ulceration. They moved the nerve from the...
While the drooling of a baby does not attract much attention, it is definitely not the case with older people - drooling in a teenager or an elderly person is not normal. What is more, if such a...
Catecholamines - which are adrenaline, noradrenaline and dopamine - are compounds that have many important functions in the human body. They act as neurotransmitters, but also as hormones. What...
Spastic paraplegias are both conditions and a group of conditions that manifest themselves as a progressive paresis of the lower limbs, usually resulting in immobilisation of the patient. The causes...
Both brain aneurysm and epilepsy represent a highly significant and population-threatening medical problem. Making the right diagnosis is crucial for each patient and, as global research shows,...
The use of medicines is increasingly part of the lives of more and more people around the world. As well as having a therapeutic effect, their effects have an impact on the whole body - including...
Recent research into the human eye's perception of colour has shown that we see surprisingly little of it and that the brain is largely responsible for creating colour reality.