[Science/Medicine] Deadly Queensland spider venom could hold key to life-saving heart attack treatment

[Heroine of the Dragon]

Horrifying title... and pictures in the article!!!

The venom of a deadly funnel web spider found only in Queensland could become a life-saving treatment for heart attack victims, due to an extraordinary discovery by Queensland scientists.

University of Queensland (UQ) researchers say they have found a molecule in the venom of the Fraser Island (Kgari) funnel web spider that interrupts the "death signal" sent from the heart during a heart attack that tells the cells to die.

...The research was published in Circulation and funded by The University of Queensland, the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council, the National Heart Foundation of Australia, NSW Government and the St Vincent's Clinic Foundation.

-https://www.9news.com.au/national/queen ... 3a71bf8b3c



Here's hoping that it turns into an actual viable treatment and helps people in years to come.

[I REALLY HATE POKEMON!]

That's amazing, I hate spiders but I'd be more forgiving to them if this works out.