A new study has revealed that vampire bat venom could soon be used to treat a range of serious medical problems, including heart failure and kidney disease. Researchers from the University of ...

Let's say you're a vampire bat, and you are trying to decide where to bite your victim. You want a spot rich in blood, right? But how do you find such a spot? Turns out, vampire bats have a kind ...

Vampire bats are the stuff of nightmares in northeast Brazil, where locals are waking up to blood-soaked sheets and bite marks on their toes, heels and elbows. An unprecedented rise in bat ...

Vampire bats feed on blood, and the venom helps: It causes anticoagulation and vasodilation, or enlarged blood vessels, notes a study published in the journal MDPI Toxins. Hello to you ...

Vampire bats seek out animals that are asleep and use their ability to sense heat to figure out the best place to take a bite. That bite is risky. If it hurts, the animal might fight back.

In a recent study, Australian researchers found that the venom of vampire bats contains a host of complex molecules designed to keep their victims’ blood flowing freely post-bite. “Our team ...

But in vampire bats, they act like a barber’s razor, clearing away tiny patches of their prey’s hair, feathers, or scales, in preparation for a bite. Not long after I began studying these creatures, I ...

although most bats—even rabid ones—rarely bite people. They only strike when they feel threatened. But vampire bats represent a new threat because they feed on the blood of other animals.

There is a new study about vampire bats that, while perfectly timed for ... prickling or an itching sensation at the site of the bite. The CDC says these symptoms may last for days.