Venom of the scorpion Brotheas amazonicus appears to attack breast cancer cells in a way similar to a widely used chemotherapy medication.

Preliminary results presented at the FAPESP Week France health conference suggest the venom from an Amazon rainforest scorpion (Brotheas amazonicus) might be able to help treat breast cancer. An aging ...

Unlike most animals’ weapons — like claws, horns or teeth — snake venom is in a perpetual race with the defenses of their prey. Snakes upgrade their venom; rodents and amphibians upgrade their ...

Sometimes medical breakthroughs can come from unexpected places. Tim Friede, a snake enthusiast in the United States, spent nearly two decades injecting himself with increasing doses of snake venom.

(CN) — Despite their conventional name and colorful patterned shells, some cone snails are killers. Their venom not only paralyzes and kills their marine prey, but, depending on the species, they can ...

Snake Venom as Possible Cancer Treatment Snakes like the midget-faded rattler use venom to kill their prey. But if University of Northern Colorado professor Steve Mackessy has his way, their venom ...

Scorpion venom, once feared only as a deadly toxin, is rapidly emerging as one of the most intriguing experimental tools against breast cancer. Early laboratory work suggests that carefully isolated ...

The Malayan blue coral snake’s venom contains calliotoxin, a powerful toxin that may inspire non-addictive, next-generation ...

Ongoing investigation into whether bee venom could help treat a certain type of cancer has been making "important progress," the leading researcher has told Newsweek. Experts at the Epigenetics Lab at ...

TWO NEWS. SNAKE EXPERTS SAY ENCOUNTERS AND BITES ARE HAPPENING MORE OFTEN IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, IN PART BECAUSE OF NEW DEVELOPMENT. WESH 2’S DAVID JONES WENT TO AN ANTI-VENOM LAB IN SAINT CLOUD TODAY TO ...

Ongoing investigation into whether bee venom could help treat a certain type of cancer has been making "important progress," the leading researcher has told Newsweek. Experts at the Epigenetics Lab at ...