This discovery helped scientists to develop a new medication called exenatide. This drug, a synthetic version of the hormone in Gila monster venom, mimics the effects of a natural human hormone ...

The discovery of the hormone exendin-4 in Gila monster saliva led to the development of a new drug called exenatide, which has the ability to help those with type 2 diabetes. The drug is a synthetic ...

The Mojave Desert may lose and gain suitable habitat for Gila monsters. But the unathletic reptiles might be mostly stuck in the waning oases.

American Southwest. But new research suggests that even this hardy species could see its habitat shrink significantly in the ...