Foodborne botulism is a potentially deadly condition that’s caused by eating food contaminated with botulinum toxin, a potent toxin that attacks the body’s nervous system. The disease is incredibly ...

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 ...

The CDC reported that three individuals were hospitalized with botulism-type symptoms in May and June following self-injection of botulinum toxin they purchased online for cosmetic use. The case ...

People die when the toxin paralyzes the muscles they need to breathe. That is the deadly side of botulinum toxins and botulism disease, whose incidence has ebbed with the advent of safer food storage ...

Injection with botulinum toxin has been the most commonly performed minimally invasive procedure for the past 20 years. In 2022, more than 8.7 million botulinum toxin procedures were performed in the ...

Researchers at Stockholm University have succeeded in creating a molecular blueprint of how one of the world's most dangerous toxins, botulinum toxin, is structured, stabilized, delivered and released ...

The FDA sent letters to 18 website owners warning that they were selling unapproved botulinum toxin products, giving them 15 days to tell the agency the steps they will take to address its concerns.

The botulinum toxins are among the deadliest substances on Earth, and two specific toxins — including the popular drug Botox — have multiple uses for treating many neuromuscular conditions, including ...