People treated with Botox report feeling less anxiety: Study

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Botulinum toxins, essentially what makes Botox work its magic, can move to parts of the central nervous systems involved in emotions. Getty Images
 
(Chris Arnold/ Healthing) — Botox could be doing more than just reducing wrinkles, researchers at the University of California San Diego say.
In addition to the lesser known uses, such as migraine treatments, a new study suggests that people who receive Botox injections report feeling anxious significantly less often than patients receiving different treatment for similar conditions. Botox can also be used to treat muscle spasms, sweating, and incontinence, not just as a cosmetic.

Data collected from nearly 40,000 people was published in Scientific Reports earlier this week. Researchers were looking for signs of positive side effects in the drug. (…)

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