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Unlike most of the world's lizards, the Gila monster's venom allows it to fend off predators despite its lack of agility. They've lived in the Sonoran Desert for millions of years, adapting over ...

The discovery of the hormone exendin-4 in Gila monster saliva led to the development of a new drug called exenatide, which has the ability to help those with type 2 diabetes. The drug is a synthetic ...

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.

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 ...