Researchers discover scorpion toxin that targets the "wasabi receptor," could be used to make non-opioid pain relievers

(Natural News) A study published in the journal Cell found that a scorpion toxin triggering a pain response in humans can be used for studying chronic pain and inflammation. The toxin, called the “wasabi receptor toxin,” comes from the Australian Black Rock scorpion and evolved out of the need to ward off mammalian predators, said researchers from the...

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