Publications by authors named "Blajda J"

Announced by WHO in 2020, the global COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has affected many people, leading to serious health consequences. These consequences are observed in the daily lives of infected patients as various dysfunctions and limitations. More and more people are suffering post-COVID-19 complications that interfere with or completely prevent them from working or even functioning independently on a daily basis.

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Introduction: The war in Ukraine has had adverse impacts on all areas of life, including health-related issues. Limited access to medical care increases the need to look for alternative sources of medical information.

Aim: To analyze trends of Internet users' interest in sexual and reproductive health in Ukraine based on Google Trends.

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The paper primarily focuses on differences in electroencephalogram (EEG) brain wave frequencies in the presence of symptoms of severe, chronic stress. In the case of a constant increase of stress triggers, it is important to quickly diagnose people who reveal difficulties coping with difficult situations in order to prevent the occurrence of mental disorders. One way to do this is to diagnose brainwave patterns.

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Introduction. Mobile apps are considered intelligent tools useful in various areas of public health. The social dimension of breast cancer and the current epidemic situation require tools that may increase knowledge and improve the skills in the field of breast self-examination.

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The perinatal period is associated with an increased risk of emotional disorders. Exposure to stress impacts the functioning of the maternal brain, also shaping the developmental processes of the child's brain. To assess the emotional wellbeing of women participating and not participating in antenatal classes.

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Introduction And Purpose Of The Study: SARS-CoV-2 virus does not only affect the respiratory system. It may cause damage to many organ systems with long-term effects. The latest scientific reports inform that this virus leaves a long-term trace in the nervous, circulatory, respiratory, urinary and reproductive systems.

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Our research aimed to show acrylamide's influence on inflammatory processes, the oxidative stress it causes in the cholinergic system, and the possibility of reducing inflammation via supplementation with α-tocopherol. For this purpose, an in ovo model was used where the embryos were exposed to acrylamide, α-tocopherol and a cocktail of these substances. After 48 h of exposure, we collected brain samples and performed biochemical assays to examine the effect of the chosen substances on oxidative stress (malondialdehyde-MDA and reduced glutathione-GSH) and acetylcholinesterase activity (AChE).

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