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Headache Research News

November 24, 2024

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Drug May Stop Migraines Before Headache Starts
Aug. 28, 2024 — When taken at the first signs of a migraine, before headache pain begins, a drug called ubrogepant may be effective in helping people with migraine go about their daily lives with little or no symptoms, according to a new study. The study focused on ...
Study Finds No Link Between Migraine and Parkinson's Disease
Aug. 21, 2024 — Contrary to previous research, a new study of female participants finds no link between migraine and the risk of developing Parkinson's ...
Are Cardiovascular Risk Factors Linked to Migraine?
July 31, 2024 — Having high blood pressure, specifically high diastolic blood pressure, was linked to a slightly higher odds of ever having migraine in female participants, according to a new study. Diastolic pressure is when the heart is resting between beats. ...
Brain Fluid Dynamics Key to Migraine Mysteries, New Therapies
July 4, 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 ...

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For People With Migraine, Feelings of Stigma May Impact Disability, Quality of Life
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 ...
Cheap Medicines Prevented Migraine as Well as Expensive Ones
Nov. 17, 2023 — A new study sheds light on what works best to prevent migraine attacks, and surprisingly, cheaper medicines worked as well as the expensive ...
Childhood Trauma Linked to Headaches in Adulthood
Oct. 25, 2023 — People who have experienced traumatic events in childhood such as abuse, neglect or household dysfunction may be more likely to experience headache disorders as adults, according to a meta-analysis. ...
Blood Pressure Drug Could Prevent Post-Traumatic Headaches
June 21, 2023 — A study has shown that prazosin, a drug used to treat high blood pressure, can prevent post-traumatic ...
Do Your Headaches Happen at the Same Time of Day?
Mar. 30, 2023 — Both cluster headache and migraine have strong links to the circadian system, the internal clock that regulates body processes, according to a ...
Migraines During Menstruation: Low Estrogen Levels Paired With Higher CGRP Levels May Jump Start Migraine
Feb. 22, 2023 — As estrogen levels fluctuate, a new study has found for female participants with migraine, their levels of the protein calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) that plays a key role in starting the ...
Migraine Associated With Increased Risk for Pregnancy Complications
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. ...
Cluster Headache May Be More Severe in Women
Dec. 21, 2022 — While cluster headache is more common in men than in women, a new study suggests that the disorder may be more severe for ...
Are People With Cluster Headaches More Likely to Have Other Illnesses?
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 ...
Are Climate Change and Air Pollution Making Neurologic Diseases Worse?
Nov. 16, 2022 — People with neurologic diseases like headache, dementia, multiple sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson's disease may experience worsening symptoms due to climate change, according to a scoping review of ...
Global Estimates of Headaches Suggest Disorder Impacts Over 50 Percent of the Population
Apr. 11, 2022 — A new review of the evidence suggests 52 percent of the global population are affected by a headache disorder every year, with 14 percent reporting ...
Atlas of Migraine Cell Types Sheds Light on New Therapeutic Targets
Mar. 28, 2022 — By mapping the cell types and genes expressed in the human and mouse trigeminal ganglion, researchers have created an online resource for studying the molecular basis of headache and facial ...
Is Migraine Tied to Complications in Pregnancy?
Feb. 25, 2022 — Women with migraine may have a higher risk of pregnancy complications like preterm delivery, gestational high blood pressure and preeclampsia, according to a preliminary study. Researchers also found ...
Largest Genetic Study of Migraine to Date Reveals New Genetic Risk Factors
Feb. 3, 2022 — Scientists identified more than 120 regions of the genome that are connected to risk of migraine. The groundbreaking study helps researchers better understand the biological basis of migraine and its ...
How Migraine Pain Signals Are Generated, and Blocked
Feb. 3, 2022 — An international team of researchers has discovered that Schwann cells -- which are abundant in the peripheral nervous system and create a protective sheath around nerve fibers -- play an essential ...
New Findings About Cluster Headaches
Dec. 8, 2021 — Debilitating cluster headaches commonly begin in childhood, but patients are not typically diagnosed until they are adults, according to new ...

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