A new treatment that holds promise in alleviating severe neuropathic pain just as effectively as morphine but without its addictive properties is on its way.
Australian scientists have created the first "orally active” pain killer from the saliva of the sea snail that could potentially revolutionize the treatment of nerve related chronic pain.
The spit of the sluggish creature has a deadly dose of peptide toxins which it injects into its prey to entrap it with its needle-like teeth.
Lead researcher, David J. Craik of the Institute for Molecular Bioscience at the University of Queensland stated, “For years people have been saying that peptides make fantastic drug leads because they’re very potent.
