New findings on snake venom toxin hold promise for developing heart disease, cancer therapies

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New findings on snake venom toxin hold promise for developing heart disease, cancer therapies

Researchers seeking to learn more about stroke by studying how the body responds to toxins in snake venom are this week releasing new findings that they hope will aid in the development of therapies for heart disease and, surprisingly, cancer. The Japanese team is reporting in a Journal of Biological Chemistry "Paper of the Week" that they are optimistic that inhibiting a protein found on the surface of blood cells known as platelets may combat both irregular blood clotting and the spr

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Tags: Heart, Heart Disease, Coronary Artery Disease, Poison, Stroke, Cancer, Thrombotic Event, Disease and Condition