A spider venom molecule being investigated by a University of Queensland team has met critical benchmarks towards becoming a treatment for heart attack and stroke.
17 January 2024
Researchers at The University of Queensland have discovered the venom of a notorious caterpillar has a surprising ancestry and could be key to the delivery of lifesaving drugs.
11 July 2023
University of Queensland researchers have shown for the first time that some of the world’s most painful ant stings target nerves, like snake and scorpion venom.
6 June 2023
A potentially life-saving treatment for heart attack victims has been discovered from a very unlikely source – the venom of one of the world’s deadliest spiders.
16 July 2021
Research into global health issues including antibiotic resistance, inflammatory diseases and stroke has been boosted after The University of Queensland received more than $29.7 million in funding from the National Health and Medical Research...
29 August 2019A devastating form of childhood epilepsy that is resistant to traditional drugs may have met its match in spider venom.
6 August 2018
Spiders have helped researchers from Australia and the US discover a new target for irritable bowel syndrome pain.
7 June 2016
The University of Queensland will again be bathed in red for the month of May to raise awareness of multiple sclerosis.
23 April 2014
Australian and Chinese researchers have identified a molecule in centipede venom with the potential to be developed into a painkiller as effective as morphine.
1 October 2013
