In a comprehensive research study, scientists have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism explaining how neurons survive botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNT/A) exposure, despite the toxin's powerful ...

Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are among the most potent toxins known, with an estimated human lethal dose of 1 ng/kg when delivered intravenously 1. Produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium ...

The mechanism remains a mystery, but it raises a red flag as to whether botulinum toxins may affect additional neuronal functions." Dong has been studying botulinum toxins for more than a decade, ...

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Treatment of hyperhidrosis can be divided into topical, oral, surgical, and nonsurgical treatments (botulinum toxin). These therapeutic options differ with respect to their efficacy, duration of ...