Ophirex Announces Business Update: Advances Toward Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Approval for Varespladib as Novel Oral Snakebite Treatment

Company announces agreement with FDA on human approval pathway based on Animal RuleVarespladib has received FDA MUMS designation for treatment of ...
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Six Hours Too Late: Study Finds Dangerous Delays in Florida Snakebite Treatment

Bites from venomous snakes can be a death sentence, but not if antivenom is administered shortly afterward. Yet the first comprehensive study in Florida on the chronology, treatments, and outcomes of ...
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New MRNA Strategy May Protect Muscles After Snakebite

A new preclinical study shows that mRNA delivered through lipid nanoparticles can trigger local antibody production in muscle ...
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Alpaca antibodies used to create breakthrough snakebite treatment

They said the venom from certain species -including the black mamba and forest cobra - was only partially neutralized. They say that shows that both the composition of the venom and the timing of ...
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Deadly mamba snakebites stop muscles from working — but sometimes, antivenom can send them into overdrive

Mamba snakebite symptoms sometimes worsen in patients after antivenom is administered — and scientists may finally know why. The complex interplay of toxins and antivenom in the body unmasks hidden ...