A multitude of potential advances are ON THE HORIZON in the field of cancer research, as reported by Susan Spencer: Behold, if you dare, the Israeli Deathstalker Scorpion. Its sting is excruciating, ...

Scientists have discovered a one-of-its-kind venom-spraying scorpion species in the rainforests of Colombia, capable of launching toxins several times its own body length. The new species Tityus ...

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 ...

Scorpion venom research encompasses a multidisciplinary approach that unravels the molecular diversity, structural characteristics, and pharmacological potential of bioactive peptides. This body of ...

An Arizona woman gets anti-venom for a scorpion sting, leaves with $80,000 bill. Sept. 6, 2012— -- An Arizona woman was shocked when her brush with a scorpion led to a stinging $83,046 hospital ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The next new treatment for rheumatoid arthritis could come from the unlikeliest of sources. Researchers based at ...

A scientist found some “large” forest creatures able to spray and flick venom and discovered a new species, a study said and video shows. Google Street View ...

Virologists from China’s Wuhan University may have the next new weapon in the battle against the dreaded methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria, or any of a number of rising ...

When I gave my TEDx talk on inflammation, I wasn’t speaking as a scientist. I was speaking as someone who had lived through it. Even with clean living, hidden inflammation may require deeper ...