Migraine

Migraine

Migraine: The Road to New Targeted Drugs

Research from four labs in different parts of the world led to a major breakthrough—and the 2021 Brain Prize

The 2021 Brain Prize went to four individuals whose independent research led to useful treatments for a disorder affecting a billion people.

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Migraine and Sleep: New Connections

Attack” is often a word associated with migraine, and for good reason. If you suffer from migraine headaches or know someone who does, you are well aware of its crippling nature. This story focuses on new research that has uncovered an important link between migraine and sleep patterns. A better understanding of the relationships among the body’s circadian rhythms, the brain’s hypothalamus, and a mutated gene holds enormous promise of improved care for millions of people who experience migraine (three times more common in women) and familial advanced sleep phase syndrome (FASP).

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A Plague of Pain

Migraine’s Long Road to Respect

Patients and healers have long sought ways to cope with the pain of migraine headaches. Only recently have they turned for an answer to the brain itself. The results are promising.