Headache Research News
June 26, 2025
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Jan. 30, 2025 — Propranolol, a beta blocker medication used for treating high blood pressure and preventing migraines, may lower ischemic stroke risk in women who experience migraines ...
Dec. 25, 2024 — A drug recently approved to prevent migraine may start working right away, according to a new study. The study looked at the drug atogepant, which is a calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonist taken by ...
July 8, 2024 — New research details the connection between the neurological symptoms associated with aura and the migraine that follows. The study also identifies new proteins that could be responsible for headaches and may serve as foundation for new migraine ...
June 29, 2024 — A drug used to prevent migraine may also be effective in people with migraine who experience rebound headaches, according to a new ...
A Third of Women Experience Migraines Associated With Menstruation, Most Commonly When Premenopausal
Apr. 15, 2024 — A third of the nearly 20 million women who participated in a national health survey reports migraines during menstruation, and of them, 11.8 million, or 52.5%, were ...
Mar. 14, 2024 — Space travel and zero gravity can take a toll on the body. A new study has found that astronauts with no prior history of headaches may experience migraine and tension-type headaches during long-haul space flight, which includes more than 10 days in ...
Mar. 14, 2024 — A new study has identified a link between poor sleep and migraine attacks that suggests improving sleep health may diminish migraine attacks in people with ...
Feb. 14, 2024 — Women who have both migraines and a long-term history of hot flashes and/or night sweats have a slightly higher risk of heart disease and stroke, and young women who have migraines have a higher risk of later persistent menopause symptoms, according ...
Jan. 18, 2024 — An exhalation delivery system that uses a patient's own breath to carry the anti-inflammatory compound fluticasone (EDS-FLU) directly to the sinuses reduced chronic sinus infection (sinusitis) ...
Jan. 4, 2024 — A new study finds that older adult drivers who are recently diagnosed with migraines are three times as likely to experience a motor vehicle crash. Older adult drivers who reported having ever had ...
Apr. 2, 2023 — Both cluster headache and migraine have strong links to the circadian system, the internal clock that regulates body processes, according to a ...
Dec. 14, 2022 — People with cluster headaches may be more than three times more likely to have other medical conditions such as heart disease, mental disorders and other neurologic diseases, according to a new ...
Latest Headlines
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Nov. 30, 2023 — Researchers have identified objective evidence of how the neck muscles are involved in primary headaches, according to a new ...
Jan. 31, 2023 — Women are disproportionately affected by migraine, especially during their reproductive years. However, the relationship between migraine and adverse pregnancy outcomes has not been well understood. ...
Earlier Headlines
Jan. 17, 2024 — Migraine can impact many aspects of a person's life, but less is known about how feelings of stigma about the disease affect quality of life. For people with migraine, these feelings of stigma ...