Angry bees produce higher quality venom than calm ones – and that substance could help in the fight against Parkinson’s and osteoarthritis, study says

'Angry' honeybees produce better venom than docile ones, a new study claimsThere are 99 bee venom proteins, and the more there are, the higher quality it is 'Angry bees' reacted better…

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Playing table tennis may ‘slow down Parkinson’s disease because it sharpens patients’ reflexes and stimulates their brain’

Five hours' of playing time a week reduced tremors, limb rigidity and balanceScientists say sport could be used as a cheap and relatively safe physical therapyParkinson's blights lives of more…

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Parkinson’s hope as scientists find a probiotic can stop and even REVERSE the build-up of toxic clumps in brain that cause tremors

Probiotic bacillus subtilis prevented the formation of toxic clumps of proteinAlpha-synuclein blocks production of dopamine, which controls movementCampaigners said findings were 'exciting' as they highlight link to the gut  A…

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Parkinson’s hope as scientists uncover yet more evidence that the crippling condition starts in the GUT and moves onto the brain

Researchers injected the proteins that cause Parkinson's into rats' intestinesThey saw the proteins travel at a 'striking speed' to the brain and even heart It adds to a decade worth of…

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Read more about the article Scientists find gazing at an espresso, cappuccino or latte ‘may have same effect as drinking the caffeine’

Scientists find gazing at an espresso, cappuccino or latte ‘may have same effect as drinking the caffeine’

Seeing a 'coffee cue' activates areas of the brain that control alertness Looking at coffee helps people think in 'more concrete, precise terms' It also may make the day feel like…

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