Category: Health security in a nutshell
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Who said first about oil&economy shrinking?
The question could be about the chief-in-charge of the near future oil&gas along with nuke market shape. The recent IEA focus on efficiency investments in energy clears all ilusions.
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Postrach małych i dużych, czyli garść o wirusie ZIKA
By Marta Koblańska, as a translator, the translation based on ,,Nature” published research, January 2021, edited April 30, 2026, photo: AI-generated neural structure, Pixabay Zakażenie wirusem Zika (ZIKV) kobiety w ciąży może skutkować samoistną utratą ciąży, koniecznością aborcji, urodzeniem martwego dziecka, zgonem dziecka po narodzinach albo wadami wrodzonymi, głównie mikrocefalią (małogłowiem) u dziecka. Ta ostatnia…
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How the new human begins
By Marta Koblanska, February 24, 2025, 13:30 Poland’s time, photo: illustration of conception/fertilization, the flagellum of the sperm cell remains outside the ovum, thanks to videomediaart, Pixabay The known rate of embryo defects is 13.2 percent; still, this rate is increasing as new mutant genes responsible for these defects are identified. Human fertility and the…
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A new approach to correcting errors. The way to modify the body blocks
By Marta Koblańska, January 29, 2026, 16:00 Poland’s time. The Author of the photo: Ruijin Ji, Cell Reports By modifying the conversion of purine bases that constitute a body’s template for growth and health, it may be possible to cure the most damaging illnesses, according to scientists in China. China is well-known for its farsighted…
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Carrying a disease. How a gene can alter the sense of life
By Marta Koblańska, January 2, 2026, 15:00 Poland’s time, Photo: double helix of DNA, Pixabay The lower the frequency of a disease-inducing gene variant, the larger the absolute effect in size; however, the growth is slower, according to the third most-cited study in 2024, published in Cell Genomics. The third most-cited study of 2024, with…
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Stamps of humans: Where do they originate from?
By Marta Koblańska, 16.12.2025, 12:00 Poland’s time, photo: DNA clash, Pixabay Conflicting genes enable acquiring adaptive morphs – according to a new study from Denmark and China recently published in,, Cell Press”. The human body comprises chemical, molecular, and morphological levels. Each of them has to work properly to maintain functionality and efficiency, and all…
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When is biological engineering necessary? A look at the newest treatment for multiple sclerosis
by Marta Koblanska, December 3, 2025, 21:00 Poland’s time, Photo: Imitation of neuronal structure, thanks to geralt, Pixabay Degradation of the central nervous system caused by inflammation-induced lesions can be alleviated with genetically modified endurance cells CAR-T, according to the new research from China published in the Cell Press Journal. Multiple sclerosis is a highly…
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Why are certain medical experiments considered excessive?
by Marta Koblanska, November 20, 2025, Photo: Double-positive cells undergoing transition in the human embryo (top), authors, Elsevier Inc Where is the boundary between protecting life and sustaining life? A new study led by UK researchers suggests that this boundary may be found in the yolk sac tissue. Yolk-sac tissue, allegedly deriving from or differentiating…
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The evolutionary line between health and illness
By Marta Koblańska, September 30, 2025, 17:50 Polish time, Photo: AI-generated neuronal structure, thanks to BrianPenny, Pixabay Differentiation in neuronal structure within the hypothalamus, as well as modifications in transmission and aggregation of certain molecules, may represent the boundary between health and illness, according to scientists in China. The structures in the brain, such as…
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How to get out of addiction? How does it work? – opinion
By Marta Koblańska, September 9, 2025, 13:15, Photo: addiction pills, Rigby40, Pixabay Some unverified tips to overcome addiction. The best approach is to avoid starting any addictive behaviors. Why? Because it may only exacerbate a feeling that is perceived as necessary to eliminate. There are several ways to quit an addictive substance, each with its…
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Why do mitochondria like metformin, but diabetes does not?
By Marta Koblańska, 4 September 2025, 18.30 Polish time, Photo: diabetes, AI generated, Pixabay The drug’s anti-inflammatory effects can help balance copper and iron concentrations in the blood, which can alleviate issues related to excess sugar and diabetes. Metformin is a widely administered anti-diabetes drug. Its contribution to lowering excessive glucose levels has already been…
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How to make cancer dead in the body? Blood holds the key
by Marta Koblańska, 27.08.2025, 16:47 Poland’s time. Photo: CTC in cancer, Circulating tumor cells in the metastatic cascade (spreading fast), Cancer Cell Circulating tumor cells in the bloodstream may be crucial for therapies and preventing new metastases in the body. However, success depends on their molecular structure. Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are utilized to assess…
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Science-confirmed reason to welcome guests
By Marta Koblańska, August 22, 2025, 12:20 Poland’s time, photo: DNA’s clash, Placidplace, Pixabay The risk for a population to become extinct increases along with extended and intensified inbreeding, American scientists claim. Simultaneously, genetic diversity may be taken as an advantage. In ancient Egypt, inbreeding was seen as a method to preserve the population’s exceptional…
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When security kills. NATO country inflicting humanitarian crisis, Russia’s civilized rule of war
By Marta Koblańska, 8.08.2025, 11:00 Poland’s time, photo: Gaza, thanks to Hosnysalah, Pixabay Are we witnessing a shift in NATO policy toward civilians? Israeli plans to take over Gaza and get rid of Palestinians may be an example. At the same time, Russia is washing its hands in its war against Ukraine. The fact that…
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Why does the most advanced country in medicine wipe out another that needs health aid?
By Marta Koblańska, August 1, 13:00 Polish time, Photo thanks to Elstef, Pixabay Israel continues its harsh response following Hamas’s dumb attack on the country, which resulted in the deaths and abductions of innocent and politically uninvolved individuals. As a result, Palestinians are suffering hell. If one were to assess the value of a single…
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Is male or female a weak sex?
by Marta Koblańska, July 26, 18:10, Photo: DNA, author TyliJura, Pixabay The relationship between the male sex code and the female body is unclear. However, a virtual degradation leads to a selective advantage, though this may be misleading, according to a study conducted by Austrian scientists. Sex determinants, namely the X and Y chromosomes, emerge…
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How and why does the hippocampus decline? Some facts
by Marta Koblańska, 16.07.2025, 16:30 Polish time Photo: Brain, Thanks to geralt, Pixabay Alzheimer’s disease, the most common neurodegenerative disorder globally, is often linked to atrophy of the hippocampus. However, a new study conducted by scientists at ShanghaiTech University has revealed that this decline may also be a result of the disease’s progression. Their findings…
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Rzeczywiste i iluzoryczne kontrowersje wokół ciąży
Autor tekstu: Marta Koblańska, 30 maja 2025. Zdjęcie: Zapłodnienie. Licencja TBIT, Pixabay Im cięższa jest wada genetyczna zarodka i późniejszego płodu, tym szybciej jest on eliminowany z organizmu kobiety. Lżejsze wady z reguły pozwalają na donoszenie ciąży, choć nie oznacza to, że dziecko przeżyje po urodzeniu – mówią eksperci z zakresu ginekologii i położnictwa oraz neonatologii.…
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Why are genes less similar better for studying diseases?
Photo: Baboon, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Pixabay Baboons show greater resilience to diseases despite their diverse genome, whereas humans, with a singular set of chromosomes, exhibit increased susceptibility – according to a new study published in ,,Cell Genomics”. Genetic variations differ in humans as a whole body or within the body in certain tissues. Genetic variation, simplifying, is the number of chromosomal…
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What influences cognition? The exchange in purine bases and amino acids in the brain.
Photo: Adenine structure, one of the purine bases, specifically connects to thymine via hydrogen bonding in DNA and uracyl in RNA, as discovered by James Watson and Francis Crick in the 50s. Credit:kropekk_pl Of the about 20,000 metabolites discovered so far in human blood serum, over 1,300 and 140 lipids have been observed to profile the brain’s uptake and…
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When and why might the genetic code change? Groundbreaking research addresses these questions.
Photo: Evolved macroscopic “snowflake” yeast from the MuLTEE experiment. The large size of the nuclei (yellow) and cells (cyan) are results of whole-genome duplication and aneuploidy. Credit: Georgia Institute of Technology The specific chromosomal configurations and changes in their numbers may persist or disappear depending on population size and environmental conditions. Can we live outside…
