Researchers proposed using a toxin in scorpion venom as a treatment for brain tumors. When administered, the chemical ...

Scorpion venom is used in a number of medical fields, including cancer research, and is usually harvested manually in a process that can be potentially deadly. "This robot makes venom recovery fast ...

Scorpion venom packs more than a painful sting. It’s also chock full of novel bioactive compounds—most of them polypeptides—that intrigue scientists. For the first time, researchers have identified an ...

Brazilian scientists say a molecule in scorpion venom may fight breast cancer in lab tests. While early findings show promise, experts caution that scorpion venom is not yet an approved treatment, and ...

Researchers looking at other poisonous insects to find new treatments. Nov. 30, 2013 — -- Seattle researchers have developed a new technology that they say utilizes scorpion venom to help ...

Scientists hope a chemical from a scorpion's sting will "paint" brain tumors. Aug. 11, 2008— -- The sting of the Giant Yellow Israeli Scorpion packs a painful punch. Its venom contains a potent ...

Tiny desert-dwelling rodents have found a way to take the sting out of scorpion venom. A protein in the nerves of southern grasshopper mice hijacks the venom’s toxins, silencing pain signals that ...

Researchers at Stanford University and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) have found that a scorpion found in Eastern Mexico has a venom that could have antibacterial properties. The team ...

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PHOENIX — Meet the Arizona Bark Scorpion -- the most common scorpion in the Phoenix area out of the 60+ species of scorpions found in Arizona. It also happens to be the most venomous and only lethal ...