USA Today: UB researchers isolate substance in tarantula venom showing promise as a therapy for muscular dystrophy, cardiac arrhythmias and urinary incontinence

By John DellaContrada

Release Date: December 15, 2004 This content is archived.

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An article in USA Today reports that a research team in the Center for Single Molecule Biophysics in UB's School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has isolated a substance in tarantula venom that shows promise as a therapy for conditions including muscular dystrophy, cardiac arrhythmias and urinary incontinence.

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