It's Cancer Action Week and we had the opportunity to speak with a scientist who is researching snake venom and its ...

Meanwhile, a neurotoxin from the venom of the giant deathstalker scorpion has been found to attach to the surface of brain cancer cells. The overwhelming reason tumors come back is that surgeons ...

That's because inside that deadly venom, there's actually tons of useful ... Chlorotoxins, for example, are the perfect size to bind with certain cancer cells in the brain and spine, which is ...

But if University of Northern Colorado professor Steve Mackessy has his way, their venom could also kill cancer cells. Video courtesy of Fox's KDVR in Colorado.

In addition to antivenom, snake venom has inspired medications for conditions ranging from hypertension and heart disease to ...

Cuban scientists have developed a drug from scorpion venom, which they say could go a long way in fighting cancer. Cuban scientists have developed a drug from scorpion venom, which they say could ...

The work led to clues about the toxin’s function, a paper in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, and eventually a change in King’s research focus from cancer to venom. King would ...