Toxin from one of the most venomous animals on the planet -- a deadly sea snail -- could help researchers figure out new ways ...

A new study has found that a component of sea snail venom could hold promise for designing drugs to treat diabetes and ...

Deadly sea snail poison could be key to making better drugs to treat diabetes, according to a new study. The toxin ...

The toxin in snails called consomatin is similar to somatostatin in humans, a peptide hormone that regulates blood sugar. In cone snail venom, consomatin’s specific and long-lasting effects help ...

Researchers say their findings exemplify the potential of natural compounds to serve as alternatives to human-engineered ...

Toxin from one of the most venomous animals on the planet -- a deadly sea snail -- could help researchers figure out new ways to treat diabetes and other hormone disorders, a new study suggests.

Ho Yan Yeung, PhD, first author on the study (left) and Thomas Koch, PhD, also an author on the study (right) examine a freshly-collected batch of cone snails. Image credit: Safavi Lab.

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. Scientists are finding clues for ...

A multinational research team led by University of Utah scientists has identified a component within the venom of a deadly marine cone snail, the geography cone, that mimics a human hormone called ...