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Scientists have created a miniature "blood-vessel-on-a-chip" to study how snake venom can cause fatal internal bleeding — and to help develop new antivenoms to stop it. Scientists have previously ...

Researchers from Warwick showed the first proof of concept for a cheap and rapid diagnostic test that detects snake venom in the human body better than antibody-based techniques. Time becomes critical ...

A breakthrough discovery from a team of scientists scattered around the globe might soon help prevent death from exposure to cobra venom and other snake venoms. The researchers found that a common ...

ATLANTA — Immunologist Jacob Glanville came across media reports in 2017 of a man who had injected himself hundreds of times with the venom of some of the world's deadliest snakes, including cobras, ...

A groundbreaking universal snake antivenom, derived from rare human antibodies, offers hope against deadly bites worldwide.

Usha Lee McFarling is a former STAT reporter. Theirs is an unusual scientific collaboration, to say the least. Jacob Glanville is an immunologist, who worked for the pharma giant Pfizer before ...

Available snake bite antivenoms are inconsistent at preventing tissue damage, and can cost thousands of dollars, so researchers found the common blood thinner heparin may be a cheap alternative to ...

For more than a decade, Tim Friede collected dangerous snakes at his home in Richfield, Wis., milking their venom and injecting himself with the toxins. The goal? To immunize himself against the world ...

(CNN) — Immunologist Jacob Glanville came across media reports in 2017 of a man who had injected himself hundreds of times with the venom of some of the world’s deadliest snakes, including cobras, ...