IMB researchers are using venom from many of our deadliest creatures to create medications that could lessen the impact of some of the world's deadliest diseases.
Animal venoms, which can incapacitate and even kill you, may seem like a strange place to hunt for new treatments for disease. But the venoms of creatures such as spiders, cone snails, scorpions, assassin bugs, centipedes and more, are complex chemical cocktails of molecules that affect our nervous system - exactly what is needed when developing treatments for neurological diseases and seeking to better understand how pain and other signals are transmitted.
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Venom research news
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Developing venom-based epilepsy drugs using lab-grown organs
25 September 2024 -
Electric caterpillar sparks new venom discoveries
26 June 2024 -
Spider venom heart drug a step closer
17 January 2024 -
PM awards innovation prize to IMB venom researcher
17 October 2023 -
PM awards innovation prize to IMB venom researcher
16 October 2023 -
The deadly allure of venomous species spikes discovery
28 August 2023 -
New venom discovery from deadly cone snails
29 June 2023 -
Tarantula venom and PET scans bring hope to MND
21 June 2023 -
Ants inflict pain with neurotoxins
6 June 2023
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