Prof Eliane Candiani Arantes heads the Laboratory of Animal Toxins at the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirao Preto, University of São Paulo (USP) where her group is working with toxins ...

Tityus serrulatus, the Yellow scorpion, causes more deaths than any other venomous animal in Brazil. Its sting can induce heart attack and pulmonary edema, especially in children and the elderly.

Summer is the period when the risk of scorpion stings and snake bites peaks in Morocco, with more than 20,500 scorpion stings and 358 snake bites recorded in 2025 alone. In responses to Yabiladi, the ...

May 15, 2009 — Results of a new randomized trial show that a scorpion-specific F(ab') 2 antivenom rapidly resolved the clinical neuromotor syndrome and respiratory insufficiency associated with ...

A study has shown a deadly scorpion’s venom carries an extra biochemical sting that could be used to guide future medical treatments and tests. “Found in the Middle East and North Africa, scorpions in ...

At least 27 cases of scorpion stings/envenomation have been recorded within the eastern region over the past four months, according to the Eastern Regional Health Authority (ERHA), a number that it ...

Global children's health struggles with malnutrition and sepsis due to poverty and illiteracy. Dr. Himmatrao Bawaskar's groundbreaking work in managing scorpion stings showcases the importance of ...

The Brazilian yellow scorpion causes more than 1.2 million cases of envenomation every year, but researchers may be able to stop the symptoms with anti-inflammatories Dr. Arantes, Universidade de São ...