A goat farmer from Vermont has decided to turn her goat milk farm into a therapeutic sanctuary. The owner of Villa Villekulla Farm, Lauren Gitlin wants to move away from commercial milk production and turn her 53-goat herd into therapy animals. A nonprofit sanctuary that offers animal-assisted therapy will replace the farm. Gitlin plans to…
Read MoreIn a recent study led by Professor Alma Karen Lomeli-Lepe, researchers from the University of Guadalajara used bee venom to fight Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease is a neurological disorder that is caused by the degradation of dopamine-producing neurons, leading to cognitive decline, tremors and restricted movement. Levodopa combined with carbidopa has been used to treat…
Read MoreIn a study published in Nature Communications, scientists discovered a key to how parasites protect themselves from inflammation. Using intestinal worms to treat autoimmune disorders and inflammatory diseases (“helminthic therapy”) has already received a lot of research but the results have been inconsistent. Kateřina Jirků from the Institute of Parasitology at the Czech Academy of…
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