Cone snail venom peptide could enable injectable non-opioid pain relief

https://phys.org/news/2026-07-cone-snail-venom-peptide-enable.html

An international research team led by the Medical University of Vienna has investigated a new peptide derived from cone snail venom that significantly reduced inflammation-induced pain in an animal model. Crucially, its effect takes hold immediately after subcutaneous injection, whereas previously known cone snail peptides must be administered directly into the cerebrospinal fluid.


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Ele7en7@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 14d

It's a shame that the drug companies will make sure that this never happens in the U.S.