This drug, a synthetic version of the hormone in Gila monster venom, mimics the effects of a natural human hormone that helps regulate blood sugar.

The Gila monster's bite may be agonising ... So there has always been an interest to not just neutralise the effects of it but also use venom to cure other things.' But scientists are increasingly ...

A study of Gila monster venom helped start the revolution in weight ... a British pharmacologist who would go on to unravel the anti-inflammatory effects of aspirin, was studying hypertension ...

What does the Gila monster have that we don't have? The key to more effortless weight-loss, apparently. It turns out the venom of a small, Southwestern lizard — the only venomous lizard in ...