JULY 24, 2024 by Wiley Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA randomized clinical trial published in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology has assessed whether injections of botulinumtoxin-A in calf muscles benefit children with cerebral palsy. “We hypothesized that injections with botulinumtoxin-A in the calf muscles would make walking easier, caused by improved ankle joint functioning following spasticity...
Scientists are looking at molecules in mole hair as a potential treatment for baldness. Laura Herrera/Stocksy Researchers say molecules found in mole hair may be a key to developing a new Botox-like treatment for baldness. They say the new treatment, if it proves successful, could be a major advancement in the field. Experts agree but note...
by Stefan Zorn, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover Has shown that botulinum toxin injections not only affect muscles, but also the emotional control centre in the brain: Professor Dr. Tillmann Krüger. Credit: Karin Kaiser / MHH The bacterial toxin botulinum toxin (BTX)—colloquially known as Botox—is probably known to most people as a remedy for wrinkles. But botulinum...
Researchers studied a sample of people receiving Botox for a variety of reasons Anxiety symptoms were reduced regardless of where Botox had been injected Further research will determine the mechanism by which Botox reduces anxiety By JONATHAN CHADWICK FOR MAILONLINE Botox injections can reduce anxiety by up to 72 per cent, surprise findings from a new...
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Botox injections to manage jaw and facial pain do not result in clinically significant changes in jaw bone when used short term and in low doses, according to researchers at NYU College of Dentistry. However, they found evidence of bone loss when higher doses were used. The researchers, whose findings are published...
In the largest randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study to date on the effect of OnabotulinumtoxinA (as known as Botox) on depression, researchers found that more than half of subjects suffering from moderate to severe depression showed a substantial improvement (greater than or equal to 50% of baseline) in their depressive symptoms as measured by the...
