Spider venom key to pain relief without side-effects

Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - 09:40 in Health & Medicine

Molecules in tarantula venom could be used as an alternative to opioid pain killers for people seeking chronic pain relief. University of Queensland researchers have designed a novel tarantula venom mini-protein that can potentially relieve severe pain without addiction. Dr Christina Schroeder from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience said the current opioid crisis around the world meant […]

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