RESEARCH UPDATE! Botulinum toxin type A, a potentially deadly, muscle-paralyzing neurotoxin, has been famously re-purposed to smooth out facial wrinkles, relax muscle spasms, and, recently, to treat headaches associated with chronic migraine. And, despite intense ongoing studies of BoNT-A for migraine and other pain conditions, researchers are mostly mystified by the question of how the toxin stops pain. Now, new research show that BoNT-A selectively pacifies sensory neurons that detect mechanical pain in rodents and humans...: bit.ly/SLCXtE
Posted on: Tue, 27 May 2014 17:49:57 +0000
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