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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Scorpions are an evolutionary marvel with venom that could save lives. Scorpions are a frightening and deadly group of animals. But their venom is one of nature's most unique chemical cocktails.

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 ...

WASHINGTON -- Scorpions don't bother to waste venom killing a victim if they don't have to. Instead they use a prevenom that causes extreme pain, resorting to the deadlier version only when necessary, ...

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 ...

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 ...