But an epibatidine-related compound tested by Abbott Labs as an analgesic in the late 2000s caused uncontrollable vomiting, McGehee says. Although research on nicotinic receptors continues, he’s not ...

One toxin, epibatidine attacks nerves, causing numbness and paralysis. Researchers hope that by unpicking epibatidine’s structure and chemistry they may be able to separate its beneficial pain ...