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·September 22, 2022·5 min read

Botox Influences the Control of Emotions in the Brain for Those with Borderline Personality Disorder

Botulinum toxin, or Botox, can help dampen negative emotions for those suffering from borderline personality disorder.

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·July 30, 2020·5 min read

Botox Injections May Lessen Depression

Botox injections appear to improve symptoms of depression, regardless of the injection site, a new study reports. Researchers found depression was reported 40 - 88% less often in patients treated with Botox.

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·December 21, 2021·5 min read

Botox Injections May Reduce Anxiety

Patients who received botox injections at four different sites, not just the forehead, reported anxiety significantly less than those undergoing different treatments for the same conditions.

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·January 4, 2019·4 min read

Botox Reduces Chronic Migraine Attacks

According to researchers, Botulinum toxin, or Botox, injections can help to reduce the frequency of chronic migraines. Compared to those treated with a placebo, migraine suffers experienced 1.6 fewer attacks per month following Botox injections.

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·June 13, 2016·3 min read

Botox’s Sweet Tooth Underlies Its Key Neuron-Targeting Mechanism

Researchers pinpoint a method to neutralize the Botox toxin.

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·February 24, 2021·5 min read

Botulinum Toxin for Novel Therapeutics

Genetically engineering botulinum toxin could help advance new treatments for everything from neurodegenerative disorders to cytokine storms.

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·August 4, 2016·5 min read

Botulinum Toxin May Travel Further Than Expected in Nerve Cells

Researchers report botox may spread from the injection site to produce symptoms consistent with botulism, including muscle weakness and breathing problems.

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·April 6, 2021·4 min read

Brain Cells Decide on Their Own When to Release Pleasure Hormone

Dopamine neurons largely rely on their own discharge to determine release rates of the hormone, researchers report.

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·September 20, 2019·3 min read

Migraine sufferers needlessly enduring agonizing pain

Many people who suffer migraines are often diagnosed with other conditions. For those with a clinical diagnosis, many are unaware of treatment options available for pain and to slow the frequency of attacks.