A research team at Leibniz-HKI has described a new enzyme that renders the highly toxic molecule malleicyprol harmless.

Thomas Münzel, from Johannes Gutenberg University in Germany, and colleagues developed an expert consensus paper to address nicotine itself as a direct cardiovascular toxin, independent of combustion ...

Clostridium perfringens α-toxin is the key virulence determinant in gas gangrene and has also been implicated in the pathogenesis of sudden death syndrome in young animals. The toxin is a 370-residue, ...

Amid the alarming trend of colorectal cancer cases rising among young people, a new study has pinpointed a potential source. Researchers from University of California San Diego and Cancer Grand ...

Scientists are finding clues for how to treat diabetes and hormone disorders in an unexpected place: a toxin from one of the most venomous animals on the planet. A multinational research team led by ...

Botulism is a paralyzing nerve toxin, considered to be one of the most potent and lethal substances in the world. It’s produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum and sometimes by strains of ...

A clinical trial testing whether music therapy can make botulinum toxin injections for spasticity more comfortable is ...

When a snake displays its fangs, it’s showing off one of evolution’s greatest weapons. This is because snake venom is not a ...

Rodrigo de Medeiros Siqueira, of Rodrigo Beauty, was also not licensed to prescribe drugs or perform injections. The post ...

Jeuveau is a botulinum toxin type A injection used in the treatment of wrinkles. It’s also sometimes called the new Botox or “Newtox” for short because it’s a new version of the same active ingredient ...

In Venom: Let There Be Carnage's third act, San Diego Detective Patrick Mulligan (Stephen Graham) seemingly gets infected by the remnants of the symbiote, Carnage (Woody Harrelson). Longtime Marvel ...