Medical breakthroughs come from the darnedest places – like the highly toxic venom of the very deadly and frankly terrifying funnel-web spider. In Colorado, scientists have been investigating ...

The first drug to prevent heart attack and stroke cell damage is now one step closer to reality, after the K’gari funnel-web spider venom molecule Hi1a got a green light from independent safety ...

For the first time, scientists are testing whether a first-of-its-kind drug inspired by spider venom can reverse the tissue damage caused by a heart attack. Starting next summer, the team plans to ...

Scientists in Australia are about to begin a clinical trial for a heart attack medication that was originally derived from the venom of the K’gari funnel web spider.

The University of Queensland in Australia has announced the commencement of clinical trials of Hi1a, a heart drug derived from spider venom. Hi1a is a peptide found in the venom of the K'gari ...

Far from terrifying people into a heart attack, a tiny dose of venom from the much-maligned funnel-web spider may prove to be a lifesaver for people following heart attacks and strokes.

Hi1a is a peptide found in the venom of the K'gari funnel web spider. The project, which aims to develop the first medication using spider venom to treat heart attacks and protect donor hearts ...

Far from terrifying people into a heart attack, a tiny dose of venom from the much-maligned funnel-web spider may prove to be a lifesaver for people following heart attacks and strokes.

Far from terrifying people into a heart attack, a tiny dose of venom from the much-maligned funnel-web spider may prove to be a lifesaver for people following heart attacks and strokes.

Far from terrifying people into a heart attack, a tiny dose of venom from the much-maligned funnel-web spider may prove to be a lifesaver for people following heart attacks and strokes.