A pill used to combat mercury and arsenic poisoning could be repurposed to tackle snakebites, trials have found.

Scientists have found that a protein resembling snake venom neurotoxin modulates the sensitivity of specific receptors in the brain that are targets of nicotine, the primary addictive drug in tobacco.

A n anti-snake venom drug will be trialled on a small group of horses later this year in an attempt to find a cure for equine grass sickness (EGS), revealed Professor Bruce McGorum, Professor in ...