An experimental antiplatelet drug, based on a protein found in snake venom, prevented blood clotting without causing excessive bleeding after an injury. CNN values your feedback 1.

To test their theory, the researchers injected a venom-like substance into one foot of 15 volunteers, and measured the time it took for the toxin substitute to reach lymph nodes in the groin. The ...

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Highlights: Antiplatelet drugs are used to prevent platelet aggregation and can be used for treating heart diseases. Scientists have found a new and safer antiplatelet drug based on snake venom.

A NEW drug harnessing the power of snake venom could one day be used to treat heart disease, experts said. It could offer a "safer alternative" to antiplatelet drugs, which include aspirin. 3.

Venom has already been used to create drugs, but the chemicals in it are often too deadly for human consumption. However, a study, published in the journal Nature Communications, has shown snakes ...

GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4)--Researchers at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley are looking for ways that snake venom might be used to fight cancer.Professor Steve Mackessy said some of the ...

A toxin in the venom from the Tropidolaemus wagleri snake is key to an experimental drug. Venom contains many toxins, and even a single snake might have a 100 types . Bleeding is a common side ...