Several bacteria from the Clostridium genus produce botulinum neurotoxins—the most potent biological toxins known—that cause botulism by blocking neurotransmitter release from nerves. Typically, the ...

CHICAGO, IL—The use of botulinum toxin type A in patients undergoing cardiac surgery does not seem to reduce the rate of postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) overall, according to the phase II NOVA ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Injections yielded significant improvements in visual analog scale pain and Quick-DASH score, as well as skin ...

Only one thousandth of a milligram of the bacterial botulinum toxin is necessary to kill a living organism. The toxin unfolds its lethal effect by preventing the release of neurotransmitters at the ...

Botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) is produced by the Gram-positive, anaerobic bacillus Clostridium botulinum, and is regarded as the most potent neurotoxin known to man The effects of BTX-A include inhibition ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Botulinum toxin A significantly improved tear breakup time, tear meniscus height and Schirmer test score.

Introduction: Axillary hyperhidrosis can be a source of social isolation and embarrassment. The available treatments are either ineffective or have intolerable side effects. The search for a simple, ...

Botulinum toxin (BTX) has been used at Baylor’s Parkinson’s Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic (PDCMDC) in the treatment of dystonia and related disorders since 1983. Its safety and efficacy ...