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FDA approves Botox competitor that lasts longer
People wanting to keep wrinkles at bay will soon have a new option now that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first competitor for Botox in decades.
Sep 9, 2022
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Neuroscience
Optimizing deep brain stimulation in patients with dystonia
Recent discoveries made by researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin may prove vital in improving the treatment of dystonia, a neurological movement disorder. Published in PNAS, their findings show that very ...
Apr 1, 2022
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Medications
5 neurological conditions you can treat with Botox
You might know botulinum toxin as Botox: one of many brand names for the injectable drug that smooths wrinkles and facial creases. What you might not know is that botulinum toxin can also be used to treat migraines and ease ...
Jun 14, 2021
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Patients may become immune to botulinum toxin treatments
(HealthDay)—About 15 percent of patients treated with botulinum toxin type A (BoNT/A) for dystonia or spasticity can develop an immune response to the treatment itself, according to a study published online Nov. 21 in Neurology.
Dec 12, 2018
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Medical research
New botulinum neurotoxin discovered—potential to treat a number of medical conditions
Botulinum toxins are currently applicable in more than 80 medical conditions including muscle spasms, overactive bladder, chronic migraine, cervical dystonia, sweating and cerebral palsy (CP). A new toxin, Botulinum neurotoxin ...
Aug 3, 2017
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Neuroscience
AAN updates guidelines: Botulinum toxin for spasticity, headache, other brain disorders
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has updated its 2008 guidelines on the use of botulinum toxin for spasticity, cervical dystonia, blepharospasm and migraine headache, based on recent research. The guideline is published ...
Apr 18, 2016
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Neuroscience
Redrawing the brain's motor map
Neuroscientists at Emory have refined a map showing which parts of the brain are activated during head rotation, resolving a decades-old puzzle. Their findings may help in the study of movement disorders affecting the head ...
Jun 16, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Sunlight exposure and latitude linked to development of dystonia symptoms
People with a genetic predisposition to dystonia living closer to the equator (and who are thus exposed to more sunlight) are more likely to develop involuntary contraction of their eye muscles (blepharospasm) than those ...
Jun 5, 2015
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Medical research
A new wrinkle for botox: Research reveals how botulinum toxins affect neuron survival
(Medical Xpress)—Botulinum toxins are feared as a food poison and bioterror threat, and for good reason. It takes only minute amounts of these bacterial toxins to block signals from nerve cells that control muscles. People ...
Mar 27, 2013
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Genetics
Researchers ID gene behind primary cervical dystonia, a neck-twisting disorder
Researchers have identified a gene that causes adult-onset primary cervical dystonia, an often-painful condition in which patients' necks twist involuntarily. The discovery by a team from the Jacksonville, Fla., campus of ...
Mar 5, 2012
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