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Botox’s paralysing effects can relieve an uncontrolled head tremor

A bacterial toxin used to reduce wrinkles can also treat a common disorder in older people.
Illustration of botulinum (green and purple) blocking neurotransmitter (yellow) release in a neurone (nerve cell).

Botuliminum toxin (green and purple; illustration) blocks the release of chemical messengers (yellow) in neurons. Credit: Nemes Laszlo/SPL

A drug used to smooth wrinkles can also reduce uncontrolled shaking of the head, known as head tremor1.

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Nature 623, 669 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-03525-1

References

  1. Marques, A. et al. N. Engl. J. Med. 389, 1753–1765 (2023).

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