A new study suggests that Botox, a popular anti-wrinkle treatment, may also help treat depression. The study, which researchers warn may have too few test subjects to be scientifically valid, found ...

Botox injections may do more than erase the signs of age, or prevent you from feeling painful migraines — they may alleviate depression as well, a new study confirms. Doctors inject Botox to smooth ...

Botox, or botulinum toxin, might be most popularly known as a treatment for wrinkles; it's a neurotoxic agent produced by Clostridium botulinum bacteria, and works by causing a mild, local paralysis.

A recent study by Schulze et al., published in the March issue of Journal of Psychiatric Research, suggests that Botox injections improve depression. How? Perhaps due to the facial feedback effect or ...

Botulinum toxin works by blocking the release of acetylcholine, a key chemical that nerves use to signal muscles. When injected into a muscle, it stops nerve endings from sending contraction signals, ...

May 16, 2006 — Botulinum toxin A injections can treat major depression, according to the results of a small case series reported in the May issue of Dermatologic Surgery. "Major depression is a common ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Nina Shapiro is a physician writer who dispels health myths. Botox injections, made from the toxin in the bacterium ...

The science builds on the existing body of research into whether the drug — which is made from a toxin that the bacterium Clostridium botulinum produces — can shift our moods. For at least the last 15 ...

Kathleen Delano had suffered from depression for years. Having tried psychotherapy and a number of antidepressant drugs in vain, she resigned herself to a life of suffering. Then she tried Botox, the ...

The power of Botox to make wrinkles disappear and turn people’s faces into frozen emotionless masks has been well documented. But now the company behind the muscle-paralyzing drug is hoping to expand ...