Island of Honey Bee’s Found In The Dessert

A unique population of honeybees isolated for perhaps the last 10,000 years has been found living at an oasis in the northern Sahara Desert.

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£10m scheme looks at bees in UK

The Swindon-based Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has launched a £10 million programme to look at the decline of honeybees and other pollinating insects.

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Chilean Propolis Decreases Fat Build Up on Liver

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) covers a wide spectrum of injuries ranging from simple steatosis to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Its main risk factors are disorders associated with metabolic syndrome (MS).

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Propolis Potential Anti-Diabetic Agent

Antidiabetic Effect of Propolis: Reduction of Expression of Glucose-6-Phosphatase Through Inhibition of Y279 and Y216 Autophosphorylation of GSK-3/ in HepG2 Cells

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Continued decline in honey bee colonies confirmed by latest survey

According to a recent survey conducted by the Apiary Inspectors of America and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, beekeepers report a 33.8 percent decline in managed honey bee colonies nationwide. The reported losses were from all causes during the period of October 2009 to April 2010.

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Syria Produces 2,700 Tons of Honey in 2009

Beekeeping is one of the most important agricultural industries in Syria which depends on flowers and natural pastures to produce nutritional foodstuffs and industrial materials such as honey, royal jelly, natural wax and the propolis.

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Propolis May be Useful in Treating Allergic Disorders

Caffeic Acid Phenethyl Ester Inhibits Nuclear Factor-KappaB and Protein Kinase B Signalling Pathways and Induces Caspase-3 Expression in Primary Human CD4 T Cells

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Video: Beeswax Bio-Booms Used in Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup

Thousands of feet of bio-boom have been ordered to help clean up the Gulf and its maker is a company in Robinson Township.

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Varroa investigation notes bees don’t respect borders

A simulation to see how Australia would cope if the varroa mite was discovered in the nation’s honeybee population has uncovered just how difficult it would be to cope.

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Bulk honey seized by US Marshals due to deadly antibiotic ingredient

US Federal Marshals, at the request of the Food and Drug Administration, FDA, has seized 64 drums of imported bee’s honey from a Philadelphia distribution center recently after it was learned that it contained a toxic antibiotic that could lead to serious injury or death.

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