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Plugging into pain: ant toxin causes electrical sting

IMB researchers are measuring electric currents through individual channels in cells to understand how toxins cause pain.

Coffee during pregnancy safe for baby’s brain development

IMB research has failed to find strong links between drinking coffee during pregnancy and neurodevelopmental difficulties in children

Spider venom heart drug moves to clinical trials

The first-ever drug to treat heart attack and protect donor hearts will now move to human clinical trials

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