Snakebites kill over 100,000 people each year. One person was bitten by poisonous snakes over 200 times and exposed to hundreds more venom injections. His body now produces antibodies that bind many varieties of snake venom. Some researchers are hopeful this may lead to the creation of a universal snake venom antidote.

One man’s exceptional response to his leukemia therapy reveals a new mechanism for creating super immune cells that can beat cancer.

He suspected resistance to a viral infection after his partner and friends die, yet he remained without symptoms. His resistance was later confirmed by scientists, and the discovery about his special biology led to a breakthrough therapy.

A fitness instructor’s blood test results baffled her physician, but later led to a fundamental discovery and a new type of medicine to control cholesterol.