Scientists at the University of Sydney and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have made a remarkable discovery: a commonly-used blood thinner, heparin, can be repurposed as an inexpensive antidote for cobra venom.
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(Medical Xpress)—Nanoparticles carrying a toxin found in bee venom can destroy human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) while leaving surrounding cells unharmed, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. ...
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The connections between the nervous system and muscles develop differently across the kingdom of life. It takes newborn humans roughly a year to develop the proper muscular systems that support the ability to walk, while ...
Jul 31, 2024
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A 3D model of imitation blood vessels will make it possible to see exactly how snake venom attacks blood vessels, without having to use laboratory animals. This new research model, called an organ-on-a-chip, was developed ...
Jun 4, 2024
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Scientists have discovered a new snakebite treatment to prevent the devastating tissue damage caused by African spitting cobra venom.
May 1, 2024
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Making antivenom more widely available across a network of hospitals and community health centers in Brazil's Amazon region would significantly reduce death and disability from venomous snakebites, a new study has found.
Jan 3, 2024
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New drug combinations could protect snakebite victims from the devastating, life-changing injuries caused by toxic venom, suggests research led by Lancaster University.
Dec 14, 2023
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A molecule found in the venomous toadfish Thalassophryne nattereri has proven capable of controlling lung inflammation and could be the basis for a more effective asthma drug. The research was conducted by scientists at Butantan ...
Jun 13, 2023
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One of the most dreaded effects of the bite of the brown recluse spider (Loxosceles spp) is the appearance of a necrotic skin lesion, but a clinical study by Brazilian researchers recently reported in PLOS Neglected Tropical ...
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Some of the world's deadliest snakes could soon be saving lives, with research from The University of Queensland showing venom could be used to stop uncontrolled bleeding.
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