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Health-care professionals must be aware of rarer causes of headaches in pregnancy
• Headaches • • Migraine • • Pregnancy • May 23 14
Most headaches in pregnancy and the postnatal period are benign, but healthcare professionals must be alert to the rarer and more severe causes of…
Behavioral therapy may treat migraines in kids, teens
• Children's Health • • Headaches • • Migraine • Dec 24 13
Children and teens with chronic migraines may find headache relief when they pair medication with psychotherapy, according to a new study.
Headaches in lupus patients not linked to disease activity study says
• Headaches • • Migraine • • Rheumatic Diseases • Oct 27 13
Headache is common among patients with system lupus erythematosus according to new research published in Arthritis & Rheumatism, a journal of the American College…
Depression twice as likely in migraine sufferers
• Depression • • Headaches • • Migraine • Oct 17 13
The prevalence of depression among those with migraine is approximately twice as high as for those without the disease (men: 8.4% vs. 3.4%; women…
Obesity tied to semi-frequent migraines: study
• Headaches • • Migraine • • Obesity • Sep 12 13
Overweight and obese people are at higher-than-average risk of migraines, suggests a new study.
Researchers looking at so-called episodic migraines - headaches that occur…
Getting to grips with migraine
• Migraine • Jun 24 13
In the largest study of migraines, researchers have found 5 genetic regions that for the first time have been linked to the onset of…
MRI shows brain abnormalities in migraine patients
• Brain • • Migraine • Mar 26 13
A new study suggests that migraines are related to brain abnormalities present at birth and others that develop over time. The research is published…
Blood levels of fat cell hormone may predict severity of migraines
• Headaches • • Migraine • Mar 18 13
In a small, preliminary study of regular migraine sufferers, scientists have found that measuring a fat-derived protein called adiponectin (ADP) before and after migraine…
Sex may be a natural way to treat migraines, cluster headaches
• Headaches • • Migraine • • Sexual Health • Mar 07 13
Having sex may be the solution to curing a splitting headache.
Researchers from the University of Munster in Germany have found that sexual activity…
Study shows device can zap away your migraines
• Headaches • • Migraine • Feb 11 13
Migraines are difficult to treat and prevention usually means taking daily medications, which may come with unpleasant side effects.
Some migraine sufferers don’t…
Nerve stimulation may help some with migraines
• Headaches • • Migraine • Feb 07 13
A nerve stimulator placed on the forehead may help prevent migraines among some people who get the headaches regularly - and it appears to…
Placebo as good as most drugs for kids’ migraines
• Children's Health • • Headaches • • Migraine • Jan 29 13
A drug-free placebo pill prevents migraines in kids and teens just as well as most headache medicines, according to a new review of past…
All in the family: A genetic link between epilepsy and migraine
• Epilepsy • • Migraine • Jan 07 13
New research reveals a shared genetic susceptibility to epilepsy and migraine. Findings published in Epilepsia, a journal of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE),…
Electric stimulation of brain releases powerful, opiate-like painkiller
• Headaches • • Migraine • • Pain • Jan 03 13
Researchers used electricity on certain regions in the brain of a patient with chronic, severe facial pain to release an opiate-like substance that’s considered…
Migraine in children may affect school performance
• Children's Health • • Migraine • Oct 29 12
Children with migraine are more likely to have below average school performance than kids who do not have headaches, according to new research published…
Migraines hurt your head but not your brain
• Brain • • Headaches • • Migraine • Aug 12 12
Migraines currently affect about 20 percent of the female population, and while these headaches are common, there are many unanswered questions surrounding this complex…
Time perception may be off in migraine sufferers
• Headaches • • Migraine • Aug 04 12
People with migraines may feel like time passes a bit more slowly than it actually does, if a small study is correct.
Daily headaches common in soldiers after concussion
• Headaches • • Migraine • Mar 26 12
One in five soldiers who return from Iraq or Afghanistan having suffered a concussion develop chronic headaches that occur at least half the days…
Study finds headaches after traumatic brain injury highest in adolescents and girls
• Headaches • • Migraine • Dec 05 11
More than half a million children in the U.S. sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) every year. Adults who suffer TBI often report headaches…
Many migraine sufferers can predict their migraine attack—may create new treatment possibilities
• Headaches • • Migraine • Jun 01 11
As many as one-third of sufferers of migraine with aura experience forewarning symptoms even the day before an attack that might create an opportunity…
Giving Aspirin Via IV Is Safe And Effective For Severe Headache
• Headaches • • Migraine • Sep 22 10
A new study shows that aspirin, given intravenously (IV), may be a safe and effective option for people hospitalized for severe headache or migraine,…
Teens who smoke, weigh too much, fail to exercise may risk headache
• Headaches • • Migraine • Sep 14 10
THE QUESTION Might teenagers’ behavior and lifestyle choices affect whether they have headaches?
THIS STUDY analyzed data on 5,847 teenagers, including how often they…
REM sleep deprivation plays a role in chronic migraine
• Headaches • • Migraine • • Sleep Aid • Jun 23 10
Reporting at the American Headache Society’s 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting in Los Angeles this week, new research shows that sleep deprivation leads to changes…
Migraine sufferers who experienced childhood abuse have greater risk of cardiovascular disease
• Heart • • Migraine • Jun 23 10
Migraine sufferers who experienced abuse and neglect as children have a greater risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease including stroke and myocardial infarction (MI) among…
Stigma of migraine is significant; worse for those with chronic migraine
• Migraine • Jun 23 10
Researchers looking for the first time at how migraine sufferers experience the stigmatizing effects of their disease show that chronic migraine sufferers experience worse…