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02/28/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Natural remedy for Parkinson’s? Wasp venom shows surprising promise as a treatment

According to a recent study, venom from “the enigmatic wasp Ampulex compressa” can one day be used for Parkinson’s disease treatments. Scientists from the American Chemical Society (ACS) have observed interactions between A. compressa and the American cockroach, and once stung by the former, the latter will lose control of its behavior. The parasitic wasp then uses the cockroach […]

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