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Researchers from the Medical University of Wrocław and the University of Wrocław are studying five natural compounds – curcumin, berberine, biochanin A, cucurbitacin E, and CAPE – in terms of their effects on cancer cells and the potential to support oncological treatment. #kremotykonwola #kurkumina #badaniaonkologiczne (translated)

Research by scientists from the University of Oulu has shown that evening chronotype individuals have a 1.7 times higher risk of receiving a disability pension compared to "larks," highlighting the biological basis of differences in sleep and wake rhythms. #chronotyp #sen #zdrowie (translated)

Russian media widely report on the recent knife attacks in Polish schools, but - as assessed by Professor Roman Bäcker from the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń - they exhibit a clear propaganda restraint in doing so. #dezinformacja #bezpieczeństwo #atakinożowników (translated)

Allegations of gang rape at Cornell University by seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity have led to controversy regarding the university's response and police intervention at the victim's home, who received death threats and became the target of a false report. #gwałt #bezpieczeństwo #uniwersytet (translated)

Hanna Shen wrote that critics of Karol Nawrocki's participation in the boxing training with Manny Pacquiao expected a lecture, but saw the president in the ring instead. In her opinion, the recording published by Pacquiao could have reached millions of Filipinos and served as effective promotion for Poland. She reminded that Pacquiao was a former senator and the only world champion in eight weight classes in history. Shen noted that Nawrocki also spoke at the Catholic University of Santo Tomas in Manila, founded by Dominicans in 1611. According to her, the university was older than Harvard and was considered the oldest functioning university in Asia. She wrote that José Rizal studied there, and Nawrocki laid a wreath at his statue. She also mentioned Pope Francis's meeting with young people at the university in 2015. According to Shen, the president spoke to students about the shared experiences of Poland and the Philippines, such as foreign domination and the struggle to preserve identity, as well as about faith, family, solidarity, freedom, and sovereignty. He also recalled the Russian invasion of Ukraine and hybrid attacks on Poland, emphasizing that deterrence requires strength. Shen believed that this message could be understood in a country dealing with Chinese pressures at sea. She added that serious discussions, a lecture, and training with a boxing legend could have been elements of the same diplomatic visit. https://t.co/O6JtNM19h7 #Polska #Filipiny #dyplomacja (translated)

This is called a spillover event, for example, during the processing or consumption of wild animal meat – explains Prof. Ernest Kuchar, an epidemiologist from the Medical University of Warsaw, a member of the Scientific Council of Luxmed, in an interview with Medonet. #Ebola #epidemia #zdrowie (translated)

A survey conducted by the University of Siena on behalf of The New York Times shows that the Democrats hold a favorable position in election polls, while Donald Trump and the Republican Party have reasons to be concerned due to the growing dissatisfaction of voters with the economic situation and Trump's presidency. #wybory2024 #Republikanie #Demokraci (translated)

Bartosz Lewandowski accused Senator Adam Bodnar of hypocrisy and asked how much he received for editing and writing an article in a book published by the German legal publisher Nomos Verlag, with the participation of the Max Planck Society, funded by the German budget. He referred to Bodnar’s text on the judiciary after the power takeover, in which—he wrote—Bodnar advocated for “transitional justice.” Lewandowski described this as consent to lawlessness and the omission of legal principles. He also asked how much Bodnar earned from numerous articles, including those published on the German website while he was a lawyer for the opposition. He accused him of violating the principles he had previously set when he later became the Minister of Justice in Donald Tusk's government. Lewandowski wrote that Bodnar had accused lawyers and academics of participating in the research project of the University of Miskolc, which was supposed to result in a monograph, several dozen scientific articles, and two conferences. He asked whether Bodnar would disclose other international grants he received for his activities in support of the rule of law before— as Lewandowski put it—he boasted about prosecuting the Polish opposition. #hipokryzja #praworządność #polityka (translated)

Let's explain Mr. Mentzen's somersaults and the spins of this strange right: 1. Ukraine should not be helped because Russia does not threaten us and will not attack a NATO member. Therefore, Russia can conquer Ukraine and its troops can stand at our border. 2. The SAFE program is unnecessary because Russia will not attack. Experts from the university "trust me, I saw a video on TikTok" advise both Confederations, Nawrocki and PiS. 3. Mentzen calls for mandatory military service because there is no threat from Russia - or is there? If there is, then we need to help Ukraine. 4. Mentzen has never been in the military and never will be. 5. The right was supposed to conclude a senatorial pact, but after the negative reaction of the voters from several right-wing parties, they have withdrawn from it for now. Pro-Russian Braun will still be in coalition with Kaczyński. For them, the enemy is the EU, not Russia. 6. Nawrocki wants to be the leader of the right but is afraid of an open court trial with Onet. In the background, charges of pimping (who did you choose 🤦‍♂️). No one twists in the ice hole like right-wing populists. #Polityka #Prawica #Ukraina (translated)

On the occasion of the start of the academic year, I remind you that it has been 3 years since the coalition promised "dormitories for a złoty." Could it have been done? Essentially yes. One new student housing complex in the academic city would significantly lower rents not only for students but for the entire municipality. Could the state afford it? Absolutely. Depending on the loan structure, e.g., from BGK, the students themselves could pay it off in installments. Instead of going to the januszariat "for a room," the money would go towards repaying and building the university's assets. So why didn’t they even start it, the construction would have just been finishing? Well, markets in the top 7 are like mushrooms after rain flooding "private dormitories," where the rent for a room is 2-3k, and there is still demand for it? That's exactly why. I wish everyone a great Wednesday XD #rokakademicki #akademiki #studenci (translated)

The crisis at the Children's Clinical Hospital of the Medical University of Warsaw threatens the loss of 40 emergency staff members who did not receive contract extensions due to the lack of agreement on pay raises, which is leading to a tense situation in the hospital. #dzieci #ratownictwo #szpital (translated)

Demonstracje te są wyrazem powszechnego niezadowolenia lewicowych wyborców, którzy uważają, że rząd nie dotrzymał swoich postępowych obietnicPablo Simon, politolog z Uniwersytetu im. Karola III w Madrycie, nazwał protesty "katastrofalnymi" dla Sancheza. #mieszkalnictwo #protest #eksmisja

Na zdjęciach Napoleon Chagnon, wybitny amerykański antropolog, profesor Uniwersytetu Kalifornijskiego w Santa Barbara, a także członek Narodowej Akademii Nauk USA. W prywatnej korespondencji do francuskiej dziennikarki, Peggy Sastre, napisał, cytuję: "Dobrze wiesz, co ze mną zrobili. Należę do ścisłej czołówki ekspertów w mojej dziedzinie. Planujesz studiować socjobiologię albo biologię behawioralną? Już nie żyjesz. Wynoś się z uniwersytetu jak najszybciej." Chagnon nawiązywał tutaj do wydarzeń po publikacji głośnej pracy podsumowującej jego wieloletnie, pionierskie badania terenowe, prowadzone wśród Indian Yanomami, zamieszkujących lasy deszczowe na pograniczu Wenezueli i Brazylii. W grupach tubylców opisywanych przez Chagnona 25-30% zgonów dorosłych mężczyzn wynikało z przemocy, 40-44% mężczyzn powyżej 25 lat brało udział w zabójstwie, ~70% dorosłych po czterdziestym roku życia straciło bliskiego krewnego (rodzica, rodzeństwo, dziecko) z powodu konfliktów plemiennych. Głównymi motywami zabójstw i rzezi były kłótnie o kobiety, niedotrzymane obietnice małżeńskie itp. Uprowadzanie kobiet stanowiło bardzo częsty skutek (i cel) najazdów. Chagnon pisał, że 20% kobiet, z którymi rozmawiał, zostało kiedyś porwanych: mężczyźni z oddziału wykorzystywali seksualnie brankę jeszcze w lesie, zanim wrócili do swojej wioski. Potem to samo robili mężczyźni w wiosce i dopiero później ktoś "przywłaszczał" sobie ją jako żonę i ograniczał dostęp do niej innym. Ogólnie przemoc we wspólnotach plemiennych była endemiczna i nagradzana, i nie była rezultatem żadnych kolonialnych praktyk europejskich osadników. I właśnie ta konkluzja tak bardzo nie spodobała się cerberom politycznej poprawności. Musicie wiedzieć, że w powojennej antropologii zawsze dominowała jedna ideologiczna narracja: przemoc, hierarchia i nierówności wśród dzikich plemion to skutki europejskiego kolonializmu, który przyniósł represje, choroby i brutalną logikę kapitalistycznej gospodarki. Pogląd ten nie dziwi. Wystarczy spojrzeć na partyjne sympatie wykładowców: antropologia jest skrajnie wychylona w lewo. Chagnon uderzył w to ideolo twardymi danymi z empirycznych obserwacji. Stąd wściekłość jego krytyków, którzy standardowo poszli po badzie w moralną delegitymizację. Zarzucali mu jakieś absurdy i zbrodnicze intencje, oskarżając nawet o celowe zainfekowanie badanych plemion odrą, co porównali do ludobójstwa. I stąd cytowany na początku list z ostrzeżeniem. #antropologia #nauka #społeczeństwo