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Botox May Move from Face to Brain

Anti-wrinkle toxin traveled to rats' central nervous system

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 3, 2008 10:23 AM CDT

(Newser) – Botox can spread from the face to the brain, scientists who injected rats with the anti-wrinkle treatment say. Traces of the toxin turned up in the rats' brain stems three days after it was injected into their whisker muscles, Bloomberg reports. A dermatologist says the...   Read full story »

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