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Anti-Inflammatory Drugs as Antivenom?
Bob Grant | Feb 24, 2016 | 1 min read
Compounds typically used to calm the immune system can prevent death from scorpion venom in mice, researchers report.
Spider and Centipede Venom Remarkably Similar
Bob Grant | Jun 12, 2015 | 2 min read
The predatory toxins employed by animals separated by millions of years of evolution are virtually identical, a study shows.
Along Came a Spider
Jef Akst | Dec 1, 2014 | 4 min read
Researchers are turning to venom peptides to protect crops from their most devastating pests.
Snakebites Get DNA Fingerprint Treatment
Bob Grant | Nov 4, 2014 | 2 min read
Researchers have developed a technique for determining the species of snake responsible for a bite by sequencing genetic material from the fang marks.
Toxin Evolution
Abby Olena, PhD | Jan 16, 2014 | 1 min read
Researchers show that scorpion venom toxins are closely related to defensive proteins from venomous insects.
Confirmed Venomous Crustacean
Abby Olena, PhD | Oct 22, 2013 | 2 min read
Researchers show that a cave-dwelling crustacean may use venom to immobilize and digest its prey.
Centipede Venom Tops Morphine
Kerry Grens | Oct 1, 2013 | 2 min read
The substance targets the same ion channel that's mutated in people who don't feel pain.
Modified Toxin to Treat Obesity?
Dan Cossins | May 29, 2013 | 2 min read
Researchers show that a synthetic peptide derived from a sea anemone toxin has potent weight-regulating effects in a mouse model of obesity.
 
From Toxins to Therapeutics
Dan Cossins | Mar 19, 2013 | 5 min read
Researchers are finding new drugs for chronic pain and autoimmune diseases by modifying animal venom-derived molecules that target the nervous and immune systems.
Snake Toxin Reveals Pain Clues
Tia Ghose | Nov 16, 2011 | 2 min read
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.
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