The disease can lead to numerous complications including damage to the heart and blood vessels, kidney disease, eye disease, nerve damage and premature death. The discovery of the hormone exendin-4 in ...

Have you heard the story about the scientific gold in Gila monster venom? With what's happening in Washington these days, it's a tale worth telling. The best starting point for this decades-long ...

Gila monster isn't the only creature to have lent its chemical arsenal to modern medicine The bite of a Gila monster is venomous enough to harm a human, but hidden within its toxic cocktail lies a ...