SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2024POSTED BY SOPHIA FRIESEN – UNIVERSITY OF UTAH(Credit: Getty Images) TAGS DRUG : DEVELOPMENT, MEDICATIONS, SNAILS, VENOMUNIVERSITY : UNIVERSITY OF UTAH Scientists are finding clues for how to treat diabetes and hormone disorders in an unexpected place: a toxin from one of the most venomous animals on the planet. Researchers have identified a...
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Snail venom could knock out pain – and opioid addiction
With an epidemic of addiction to opioid painkillers on the rise, researchers say they’ve found an alternative for pain relief from an unlikely source – a small snail found in the Caribbean Sea. Scientists from the University of Utah say the little cone snail Conus regius produces a venom that blocks a pain pathway different from the...