Now, scientists have recruited an unlikely ally to that cause – snake venom, which forms the basis of a new “super glue” that can halt bleeding within seconds after activation with light.

In five years people suffering acute pain from cancer, osteoarthritis or diabetes may get relief from a powerful painkiller based on tarantula venom, thanks to researchers at the University of ...

stumbled upon University at Buffalo scientist Frederick Sachs, PhD. Sachs was a professor of physiology and biophysics who had been studying the medical benefits of venom. In the venom of the Chilean ...