Currently, heart disease is the leading cause of death in the world.
Now, new research out of Australia's University of Queensland is indicating that the venom of the Fraser Island funnel-web spider can help prevent damage caused by a heart attack and even extend the life of donor hearts.University of Queensland researchersin a deadly spider's venom that can stave off brain damage when someone suffers a stroke.
The researchers had found that the molecule worked to protect the heart from strokes, so they decided to experiment to see if it would work for ischemic events in the heart, and they discovered that it did indeed. “After a heart attack, blood flow to the heart is reduced, resulting in a lack of oxygen to heart muscle,” research team lead Dr. Nathan Palpant. “The lack of oxygen causes the cell environment to become acidic, which combine to send a message for heart cells to die.”
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