News about bees and beekeeping from around the world
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A spoonful of honey brings metabolic stressors down and with it the chances of developing diseases such as diabetes, Alzheimer’s and osteoporosis, says a leading honey researcher.
This new craze in beauty treatments won’t just sting your pockets, it uses actual bee stings and it hurts like hell. They don’t say it does, but it must do. My eyes are watering.
A bee-derived product manufactured by Manuka Health New Zealand, in Te Awamutu, is helping international researchers in the fight against cancer.
A spoonful of honey can ease children`s night-time cough and help them and their parents sleep better, an American study reveals.
Blowing into a glass bubble that holds buzzing bees sounds a little kooky. But according to Portugue
se artist Susana Soares, doing so could help detect disease and monitor fertility cycles.
Treating a burn with honey from the kitchen cupboard may promote faster healing than a surgical dressing.
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have modified a honeybee venom toxin so that it can be used as a tool to study the inner workings of ion channels that control heart rate and the recycling of salt in kidneys. In general, ion channels selectively allow the passage of small ions such as sodium, potassium, or calcium into and out of the cell.
Ever wondered what goes on inside a bee’s brain? Well, the buzz is some Queensland scientists are going to try to find out. Because they believe the honeybee could hold secrets to treating diseases like Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, stroke and depression.
Health officials are warning the public from consuming honey being advertised as medication, which can increase sexual desire, stamina and drive, Al-Riyadh reported.
Bee propolis is a remarkable natural substance collected and produced by honeybees. It is often referred to as a natural antibiotic and has many diverse uses.