When a venomous snake sinks its fangs, a complex mixture of toxic proteins, enzymes and other molecular substances is injected straight into your bloodstream. This is to disable you and break down ...

A US Navy veteran who became the first professional Santa in the world to get a bionic arm has got an upgrade - so he can pick up a full Santa sack of presents with ease. This year marks Mike ...

Prosthetics unaffordable, inaccessible to many Nigerians Immortal Cosmetic Art hopes to remedy the situation Its humanoid bionic arm works with signals from brain UYO, Nigeria, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Gift ...

UYO, Nigeria (Reuters) -Gift Usen cannot wait to have her hand. Born 25 years ago in Akwa Ibom, southern Nigeria, she has navigated through her life with only one fully developed hand. "I grew up to ...

Bionic arms used to cost more than a new car. Today, that's no longer the case. Unlimited Tomorrow is making 3D-printed prosthetics available for under $8,000 and doing it without sacrificing quality, ...

Australian skinks have developed a remarkable genetic defense against venomous snake bites by mutating a key muscle receptor, making them resistant to neurotoxins. These tiny but powerful molecular ...

Kicking a ball or climbing stairs with ease after a leg amputation above the knee is now within reach. Researchers at MIT have developed a bionic knee that redefines mobility for above-the-knee ...

I have been to the undying convention. I have been pressurized in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber and bathed in flickering gamma-wave light. I have had my electromagnetic field manipulated. I have taken ...

A new scientific breakthrough could reshape how the world responds to deadly snakebites. Thanks to antibodies found in the blood of a man who has spent nearly two decades building immunity to snake ...

ATLANTA — Immunologist Jacob Glanville came across media reports in 2017 of a man who had injected himself hundreds of times with the venom of some of the world's deadliest snakes, including cobras, ...

TL;DR: Tim Friede's self-immunization against venomous snakes led to the discovery of potent antibodies enabling a new universal antivenom effective against 13 snake species. This breakthrough aims to ...