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Angioplasty
Snake venom reveals clues about heart drug
September 9th, 2004
With the help of snake venom and sophisticated laboratory testing, scientists believe they've uncovered the reason why a group of new heart medications was doing some patients more harm than good. Researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues reported the findings in the current online issue of the Journal of Molecular Biology. "Our findings suggest that drug developers should take a different approach," said Roy Hantgan, PhD, principal investigator, "and we've also developed a way to test drugs for these harmful effects before they are given to patients." Hantgan, an associate professor of...
Source: Blood Weekly (2004-09-09)
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