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

The toxic bite of a Gila monster can kill a human, but a specific ingredient in the cocktail of the lizard's venom is the ...

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 ...