News tagged with botulism toxin
How Botulism Paralyzes Nerve Cells: New Details Revealed
Jun 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New structures of a botulism toxin interacting with a mimic of the nerve-cell protein it destroys suggest new ways to block this often-fatal interaction. Indeed, the mimic molecules have such ...
Nose-Spray Vaccine Against Botulism Effective in Early Tests
Jan 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A preclinical study found a new nasal spray vaccine to provide complete protection against a major botulism toxin, according to a study published today in the Nature journal Gene Therapy. ...
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Compounds show significant promise against potential bioweapon toxins
Feb 06, 2007 |
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Because of the high cost and limited applicability of currently available treatments, the newly identified compounds have the potential to fill the existing therapy gap and to provide protection against a bioterrorism attack ...
Scientists determine drug target for the most potent botulinum neurotoxin
Apr 29, 2008 |
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Botulinum neurotoxin – responsible for the deadly food poisoning disease botulism and for the beneficial effects of smoothing out facial wrinkles – can also be used as a dreaded biological weapon. When ingested or inhaled, ...
FDA issues hot dog chili sauce warning
Jul 19, 2007 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of 10-ounce cans of possibly contaminated hot dog chili sauce sold under various brand names.
Scientists reveal structure of new botulism nerve toxin subtype
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Dec 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have determined the atomic-level structure of a third subtype of botulinum neurotoxin — a deadly toxin produced ...
New research examines commonly used toxin
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Feb 26, 2008 |
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New Research at the University of Calgary, Faculty of Kinesiology suggests that Botulinium type-A toxin (BTX-A) passes easily to surrounding muscles and is more difficult to control once injected than many people suspect. ...
FDA warns of botulism with unapproved use of Botox
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Apr 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Health officials warned doctors and patients Thursday about potentially deadly risks of using the anti-wrinkle drug Botox and similar drugs for unapproved uses to treat certain types of muscle spasms.
Botulism bug has few genome wrinkles
May 23, 2007 |
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The genome of the organism that produces the world's most lethal toxin is revealed today. This toxin is the one real weapon in the genome of Clostridium botulinum and less than 2 kg - the weight of two bags of sugar - is ...
Insecticidal toxin useless without 'friendly' bacteria accomplices
Mar 04, 2009 |
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The toxin produced by the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a popular insecticide used to control pest moths and butterflies, and in some GM pest-proof crops. In a study published in the open access journal BMC Bi ...
Viruses can turn harmless E. coli dangerous
Apr 16, 2009 |
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For her doctorate, Camilla Sekse studied how viral DNA can be transmitted from pathogenic to non-pathogenic E. coli. Viruses that infect bacteria in this way are called bacteriophages. Her findings reveal ...
Study reveals molecular basis of botulism toxin's deadly activity
Dec 14, 2006 |
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In the study, the scientists reveal the mysterious structural basis of the remarkably strong interaction that botulinum toxins form with nerve cells, a union so robust that a single toxin molecule can completely incapacitate ...
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