Gila monsters are odd lizards, both from a physical and chemical standpoint. Most people can at least recognize the 1.5-foot-long lizard due its striking bumpy, pink and black scales, squat body, and ...

Stately Dr. Nolte, the physician in charge of my diabetes, certainly knows her audience. "Gila monsters spit," she said. "I'm sure they do," I said. "You misunderstand. There is a new drug made from ...

Gila monsters' venom has a compound in it that can regulate hunger. It's similar to a hormone people produce in our intestines — but the lizard version is longer-acting. The find led to the ...

Our lizard friend the Gila monster probably has no idea that a chemical in its spit inspired one of the most important medical advancements of the 21st century. But this story is really about ...

The world speed record for protein folding apparently goes to an unusually tiny specimen that traces its origins to Gila monster spit. So reports a team of University of Florida researchers in a paper ...

More Teens Have Type 2 Diabetes; Gila Monsters Are the AnswerDiabetes among American adolescents is on a significant rise; thankfully, your exotic and illegal pet can probably help.

How a chemical in lizard spit inspired one of the most important medical advancements. Our lizard friend the Gila monster probably has no idea that a chemical in its spit inspired one of the most ...