Botox Injections Have Benefit for Chronic Headaches
A new review and analysis of previous studies has found that botulinum toxin A (“Botox”) injections have a small to modest benefit for those with chronic migraine headaches and chronic daily headache....
View ArticleDaily Preventative Therapies Can Reduce Migraine
The American Academy of Neurology/American Headache Society Guidelines released earlier in April 2012, provide evidence-based and effective treatments that can prevent migraine attacks and lessen their...
View ArticleMigraines – Cause and Effect
Roughly 30 million Americans suffer from migraine headaches and women are affected 3 times more often than men. Hormonal changes are part of the reason why females have such a higher incidence....
View ArticleBehavioral Issues Come to Children with Migraine
A new study in Cephalagia shows that children who have migraine headaches are much more likely than other children to also have behavioral difficulties, including social and attention issues, and...
View ArticleDo Migraines Lead to Cognitive Decline?
While many experience migraines, there are many unanswered questions. One such question researchers are interested is whether or not those who experience migraine headaches are also more likely to...
View ArticleAre Migraine Related Changes Related to Impaired Cognition?
A recent study titled “Structural Brain Changes in Migraine,” appears in The Journal of the American Medical Association, November 14, 2012, vol. 308, no. 13, pp. 1189-1897, by Inge H. Palm-Meinders et...
View ArticleMigraine in Children Can Lead to Reduced Performance in School
In an article titled “Migraine and migraine subtypes in preadolescent children Association with school performance,” appearing in Neurology in 2012 by Marco A. Arruda and Marcelo E. Bigal, a discussion...
View ArticleMelatonin may be more effective than Amitriptyline for Migraine Prevention
Melatonin is an over the counter supplement and it has shown to be more effective than placebo for migraine prevention. In addition, it has a more favorable adverse effect profile than the tricyclic...
View ArticleElectric Stimulation of Brain Releases Powerful Painkiller
Researchers have been exploring delivering electricity through sensors on the skulls of chronic migraine patients and have found a decrease in the intensity of pain of their headaches. A recent study...
View ArticleThe Social Stigma of Migraine Headaches
An interesting study has been conducted by researchers at Thomas Jefferson University looking at the social stigma of migraine headaches. The study appears in PLOS ONE, January 16, 2013. The study was...
View ArticleMigraine May Alter Brain Structure Permanently
An article appearing in Neurology, explores the effects of a migraine on the brain’s structure on a long term basis. The study suggests that migraine may permanently alter brain structure which is...
View ArticleMigraine Associated with Changes in Structure of Arteries
A recent study by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has shown the arteries supplying blood flow to the brain is more likely to be incomplete in people...
View ArticleBlood Levels in Fat Cells May Help Predict Migraine
A new study appearing in the journal Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, looks at people experiencing two to twelve migraine headaches a month. In this study researchers found that measuring a...
View ArticleChewing Gum Linked to Headaches
An interesting study and findings regarding a link between headaches and gum chewing has come from Tel Aviv University. The article was published in Pediatric Neurology and looked at 30 patients...
View ArticleCan Making Less Money Lead to Migraines?
A study appearing by researchers in Neurology explores whether migraines limit the educational and career achievements of individuals which can lead to a lower income status. The study also explores...
View ArticleNew Blood Pressure Medication for Migraines
A new study by the Norway and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology shows that a blood pressure medication, candesartan, is as effective as propranolol which is prescribed to prevent...
View ArticleNew Drugs to Help Prevent Migraine in Development
Earlier this year at the American Academy of Neurology’s 66th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, two studies were presented which may be intriguing for those who suffer from migraine headaches. The...
View ArticleMigraine Sufferers that are Old could have Silent Brain Injury
An interesting study appears in the May 2014 issue of Stroke titled “Migraine, White Matter Hyperintensities, and Subclinical Brain Infarction in a Diverse Community: The Northern Manhattan Study,”...
View ArticleMigraine attacks can increase after a stress let down
A new study published in Neurology discusses how migraine sufferers who experience reduced stress from one day to the next are at an increased risk on a migraine attack. Migraine is a chronic condition...
View ArticleReducing Migraines with Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery
An interesting article titled “Non-Endoscopic Deactivation of Nerve Triggers in Migraine Headache Patients,” appears in the 2014 issue of the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery written by Lisa...
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