Contact: Riya Anandwala ranandwa@slu.edu 314-977-8018 Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS – Opioid analgesics, or prescription-based narcotic pain killers, have long been known to reduce pain, but reports of adverse effects and addiction continue to surface. Now, a team of investigators… Read More ›
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Black mamba venom makes a great painkiller : Equal to morphine without effecting opioid receptors
03 October 2012 Magazine issue 2885. For similar stories, visit the The Human Brain Topic Guide ONE bite from a black mamba can kill a person within half an hour. Strangely though, venom from what’s arguably the world’s deadliest snake… Read More ›