Botulinum toxin, or Botox as it’s widely known, is famous for its ability to smooth away wrinkles. But hiding our frown lines from the world isn’t the reason early scientists started experimenting with this substance. Botulinum toxin is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. In its most raw form, it can cause the deadly disease...
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New botulinum neurotoxin discovered — potential to treat a number of medical conditions
Botulinum toxins are currently used on more than 80 medical conditions including Muscle spasms, Overactive bladder, Chronic migraine, Cervical dystonia, Sweating and Cerebral Palsy (CP). The new toxin, Botulinum neurotoxin type X (BoNT/X), has the potential to open up a new field of toxin therapeutics related to intracellular membrane trafficking and secretion. Since Botulinum neurotoxins...