News tagged with botulinum toxin

Australian stroke victim walks again - with help of botox

An Australian stroke victim paralysed for more than 20 years has walked again thanks to anti-wrinkle drug botox, in a case hailed as extraordinary by his medical team.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 20, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Can blocking a frown keep bad feelings at bay?

(PhysOrg.com) -- Your facial expression may tell the world what you are thinking or feeling. But it also affects your ability to understand written language related to emotions, according to research that ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 29, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Neurons from stem cells could replace mice in botulinum test

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using lab-grown human neurons, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have devised an effective assay for detecting botulinum neurotoxin, the agent widely used to cosmetically smooth the wrinkles ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New insights about Botulinum toxin A

A new study by researchers at the Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, is raising questions about the therapeutic use of botulinum toxin A.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0