Plugging into pain: ant toxin causes electrical sting: University of Queensland researchers have uncovered the workings of ant venom by measuring electric currents through individual channels in cells to understand how it causes pain. Dr Angelo Keramidas from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience led a team which studied the potent sting of the West African […]
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University of Queensland researchers have reared deadly cone snails in a laboratory aquarium for the first time, uncovering a potential treasure trove of new venoms for drug development. Professor Richard Lewis, Dr Aymeric Rogalski and Dr Himaya Siddhihalu Wickrama Hewage from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience study venoms as therapeutics, and discovered crucial differences across […]
Spider venom for MND research receives funding: Research using venom from a rare tarantula is one of two University of Queensland projects which have received funding to develop treatments for motor neurone disease (MND). Dr Fernanda Cardoso from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience is making a difference for MND patients with funding from the US […]
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School venom research experts welcome new awareness day to help Australians better prepare for run-ins with venomous creatures this summer. Australia is home to some of the world’s most venomous land and sea creatures, including a myriad of snakes, spiders and jellyfish. Despite relatively few fatalities, there were more than 3000 hospitalisations due to injuries […]
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Blood clotting venom research: Some of the world’s deadliest snakes could soon be saving lives, with research from The University of Queensland showing venom could be used to stop uncontrolled bleeding. The biomaterials research team from UQ’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), led by Postdoctoral Research Fellow Amanda Kijas, has found protein in […]
The deadly venom of a poisonous sea snail could hold the key to developing new medicines including more effective, less addictive forms of pain relief. A team led by researchers from the University of Glasgow is setting out to learn more about the unique form of venom produced by cone snails, predatory marine animals found […]