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 ...

Researchers have published the first example of a synthetic sugar detection test for snake venom, offering a new route to rapid diagnosis and better antivenoms. Every five minutes, 50 people are ...

THURSDAY, June 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Sweet! Synthetic sugars could be key to sussing out what type of snake venom is threatening a person’s life, researchers say. Specifically, researchers have ...

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 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 ...

Scientists have developed a nanobody-based antivenom that neutralizes toxins from most African cobras, mambas and the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Human helper Using Friede's blood also sidesteps a major issue with one of the more common ways to develop antibodies. Currently, the process involves injecting horses or sheep with snake venom and ...

(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, ...