The secretive nature of the species has kept most humans from observing them entirely. Even if there were people who knew where to look, the venom in the scorpion's stingers frequently sent fools scurrying for pain alleviation inside seconds of being stung. There also are the unfortunate who are suffering from painful agony and slow torture till the venom takes its course and leaves them dead.
Scorpions, like most venomous creatures, are the source of the cures to the ills they cause.
The best pain alleviation and antidote to scorpion venom isn't some random medicine, but anti-venom derived right from the scorpion's own fatal mix. The Deathstalker Scorpion, sometimes called the Israeli Desert Scorpion, is simply the most toxic scorpion in the world. The venom is incredibly only seldom fatal in humans, unless an individual is stung and gets extraordinary amounts of the poison. analysts have also revealed that the venom could have some use in medication, quite ironically, to save lives. The 1st chance stems from the discovery that Deathstalker scorpion venom was revealed to be effective discomfort alleviation for cancer patients. It is unknown what particular element of the venom is interacting with the carcenogenic cells, but testing has shown that patients have shown the agony isn't as intense if the venom was applied. analysts are still trying to eliminate all the other possible factors, particularly since the venom generally causes pain in patients without carcenogenic cells. A related field of study to the one above is being conducted in the results of the venom on folks with brain growths. There's a compound in the Deathstalker Scorpion's strong venom, the peptide chlorotoxin that has shown potential in being used as a treatment for brain growths in humans.
The poison compounds combine with the damaged cells and the parts that cause the growths, weakening them such that easy exposure to radiation can remove what's left. The idea is still being put thru intensive testing, but if the tests turn out to be successful and the manmade ( and non-lethal ) version of the venom proves to be just as useful as the real deal, it'd see heavy use. The procedure for using it, estimates forecast, would actually be as easy as injecting a solution of the compounds into the patient's head.
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