toxin, neuroscience

The roundworm uses cues from visible light to help avoid eating toxic bacteria with a distinguishing hue.

Decades after their discovery by bioprospectors, amphibian-derived analgesics continue to attract scientific attention.

Compounds in the arachnids’ venom interact with ion channels to both cause and block pain.

In tiny doses, the pufferfish’s tetrodotoxin can be turned into a pain-relieving ion channel blocker.

Arachnids harbor a plentiful array of molecules that target mammalian pain receptors.

Venomous centipedes may harbor a clue to the creation of a successful pain-killing compound for humans.

Studying cone snail venom has yielded novel pain pathways, but the peptides that function as toxins are difficult to translate into drugs.

Painful snake bites may hold clues to developing analgesic drugs.

Results could explain why the marine mammals have been stranding on the West coast in record numbers.

Rest clears out interstitial clutter in the mouse brain.

The venom from the Texas coral snake causes intense pain by targeting acid-sensing ion channels, providing researchers with potential new targets for pain therapies.