Jerzmanowice ran for SMA - record-breaking SMArt RUN 2025
On 9 August Jerzmanowice in the Małopolskie Voivodship became the capital of solidarity with people suffering from spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). For the seventh time, the SMArt RUN took place there...
Biological body age a better indicator of health than calendar age?
According to scientists, the biological age of the whole body or of individual organs is a better indicator of health and ageing than chronological age. Recent studies have shown that a blood test...
Oncopackage - why is micronutrient testing so important for cancer detection?
In an era of increasing health awareness, cancer prevention is gaining importance. One of the tools that can support this is the onkopaket - a set of tests focusing on micronutrient levels in the...
Cluster headaches - unrecognised pain
Cluster headaches are relatively rare, affecting about 1 person in 1,000. They are more common in men, especially in smokers. Attacks usually start after the age of 20 and are often not diagnosed...
Eliminating risk factors can significantly reduce the incidence of dementia
A cure for dementia has still not been invented. However, there is research that says it is possible to eliminate the factors that lead to its occurrence. We check what the experts think about this.
Joint pain in rheumatological diseases
Joint pain is a common problem in patients with neurological diseases. Sometimes the symptoms are so severe that a consultation with a rheumatologist is necessary. Which rheumatological diseases make...
Greater brain volume equals greater intensity of autism spectrum in children?
Intense brain development in the first months of an embryo's life may be linked to greater intensity of autism spectrum features in children. This is the result of a study by US researchers who...
Where does the controversy surrounding the ketogenic diet come from?
The ketogenic diet is one of the more popular dietary models that has gained popularity due to its potential benefits such as glycaemic control, weight reduction and improved cognitive function. The...
How do you distinguish between dementia and age-related memory loss?
Forgetting happens to all of us; in addition, memory declines with age. We look at how to distinguish 'ordinary' forgetting from dementia.
How do you get rid of microplastics in water?
Every day we inhale and eat a by-product of our economy - microplastic. However, there are ways to reduce its consumption. Let's find out which ones.
Neurological symptoms in rheumatic diseases: find out about them now!
Rheumatology diseases are often associated with joint or bone pain. In reality, symptoms can occur from many systems, not initially associated with rheumatological diseases. One of the symptoms may...
Amazing abilities of Sawant Syndrome patients
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...
Stroke - what are the symptoms?
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: in whom is it most common? Find out!
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...
Anosognosia, or not feeling ill
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...
What could be the causes of reduced sweating?
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...
Scientists from Switzerland have developed an implant that allows people with a severed spinal cord to walk
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...
What could be the neurological complications of COVID-19?
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...
What are the applications of artificial intelligence in neuroscience?
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...
How does forced quarantine affect the human brain?
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...
