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The Cure’s Robert Smith announces Ticketmaster will be issuing partial refunds to fans following pressure from the artist

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  Sign up for Roisin O’Connor Now Hear This’s free weekly newsletter for the inside scoop on all things music Get our “Now Hear This” email for free The Cure frontman Robert Smith has announced that Ticketmaster will be issuing partial refunds to fans following complaints about excessive fees on the site. The fees had in some cases more than doubled the price of a ticket to see the English rock band on their Songs of a Lost World tour. “After further discussions, Ticketmaster has agreed that many of the fees charged are unreasonably high and, as a gesture of goodwill, offered all verified fan accounts a $10 per ticket refund for transactions with the lowest ticket price,” Smith tweeted Thursday night (March 16), all caps. “And a $5 per ticket refund to all verified fan accounts for all other ticket price transactions for all Cure shows at all venues. “If you have already purchased a ticket, you will receive an automatic refund; Any tickets sold tomorrow will incur lower fees.” A fa...

What is Parkinson’s, how is it treated, what are the symptoms and is it genetic?

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  PARKINSON’S disease is a condition in which parts of the brain are gradually damaged over many years. Brain disorders affect about one in five people, but what causes it and how is it treated? first Parkinson’s disease is a condition in which parts of the brain are gradually damaged over many years Credit: Getty – Contributor What is Parkinson’s disease and what are the symptoms? Parkinson’s disease is a condition in which parts of the brain are gradually damaged over many years. It is thought that about one in 500 people are affected by Parkinson’s disease. Most people who begin to develop symptoms are over age 50, but one in 20 people with the disease first experience symptoms under age 40. It is caused by the loss of nerve cells in a part of the brain called the Subantia nigra. This leads to a decrease in a chemical called dopamine in the brain – dopamine is key to regulating the body’s movements. Thus, decreased dopamine is responsible for many of the symptoms of Parkinson’s ...