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Botox Numbs Emotional Response

Harry Kimball — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:45:00 CST

If you turn your frown upside down with Botox, your brain gets the message and makes you less receptive to negative emotional stimuli. That’s the conclusion of a new study of people who had their frown muscles paralyzed with the cosmetic toxin. Researchers tested subjects on the speed of their...

Botox Lifts Spirits: Study

Ambreen Ali — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:36:49 CDT

As Botox etches out frown lines, it also lifts moods, new research shows. In a small sample—just 12 patients—researchers found Botox recipients less depressed, anxious, and irritable post-treatment, even though they didn't feel any more attractive than other cosmetic treatment patients, Time reports. That adds depression to the...

Dental Divide: US Goes for White, UK Prefers Character

Sarah Quinn — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 09:38:00 CDT

The difference between British teeth and American teeth is in societal expectations, the BBC reports. “Americans have the idea uniformity is equivalent to looking good,” one UK expert says. “The British character is more free-spirited, more radical.” Brits like Ricky Gervais have resisted the lure of the super-white smile, and...

For Skin Doctors, Cosmetics Trumps Medicine

Jason Farago — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:13:20 CDT

These days, dermatologists offer luxurious treatment rooms and personalized services for high-paying cosmetic clients seeking a Botox injection. But for those suffering medical conditions, the experience can be far less personal—increasingly, skin doctors are hiring assistants and nurse practitioners to handle everything from psoriasis to skin cancer. The New...

Botox May Move from Face to Brain

Rob Quinn — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:23:03 CDT

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 findings call for further investigation,...

Ivory Coast Crazy for Big Butts

Nick McMaster — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:20:40 CST

Bobaraba! It means “big bottom,” and it's a hit song and butt-shaking dance phenom sweeping the Ivory Coast, the BBC reports. In fact, some women in the west African nation are so caught up in bobaraba-mania that a black market of “bottom enhancers” has emerged, targeting those who want more...