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Scorpions may help relieve pain

Compounds in scorpion venoms that cause numbness could be useful for treating pain.

The full diversity of Australian scorpion venom has been examined for the first time by researchers at the University of Queensland.

Research into scorpion venom has been largely ignored, but these new results reveal compounds that could potentially be used to develop medication for pain management.

Read more at The University of Queensland

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