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Monday, February 11, 2019

Could A Scorpion Take the Sting Out of RA?

Ever since I was first diagnosed with RA, I’ve kept my fingers crossed for scientists to identify new treatments or even to find a cure. From parasitic worms to an electrical implant in the brain to a peptide found only in old world monkeys, I’ve seen RA research take some very interesting paths over the last ten years. And here’s another one:

A group of researchers has found that one of the hundreds of components in scorpion venom can reduce the severity of RA in animal models.

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