Scientists discover new drug target for inflammatory bowel disease: cytokine (IL-23)
March 30, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
New research published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that IL-23 helps regulate intraepithelial lymphocyte and natural killer cell immune responses in inflammatory bowel disease
‘Great strides’ in treatment of stroke, headache, epilepsy
September 29, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
MAYWOOD, Il. — The latest advances in treating neurologic disorders such as stroke, headache, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy and sleep disorders are detailed in a special issue of the journal Neurologic Clinics.
Scientists discover gene linked to a common form of migraine
September 25, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
New study from Université de Montréal is first to identify this genetic link
This release is available in French.
Study: Giving aspirin via IV is safe and effective for severe headache
September 20, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
ST. PAUL, Minn. A new study shows that aspirin, given intravenously (IV), may be a safe and effective option for people hospitalized for severe headache or migraine, undergoing medication withdrawal. The research will be published in the September 21, 2010, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Head start for migraine sufferers
September 3, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Psychological migraine treatment gives sufferers a confidence boost in their ability to self-manage their symptoms
For severe migraine sufferers, psychological treatments build on the benefits of drug therapy, according to a new study1 by Elizabeth Seng and Dr. Kenneth Holroyd from Ohio University in the US. Their comparison of the effects of various treatment combinations for severe migraine drug therapy with or without behavioral management shows that those patients receiving the behavioral management program alongside drug therapy are significantly more confident in their ability to use behavioral skills to effectively self-manage migraines. And surprisingly, the increase in confidence in self-management abilities is greatest among those who feel that they have very little control over their condition before treatment starts. Seng’s and Holroyd’s findings are published online in Springer’s journal Annals of Behavioral Medicine.
Breakthrough news involving migraine
August 30, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Investigators from the International Headache Genetics Consortium, a world-wide collaboration of researchers, have identified the first-ever genetic risk factor associated with common types of migraine. Researchers looked at genetic data of more than 50,000 people and found new insights into the triggers for migraines attacks, which commonly begin in puberty and but tend to affect people aged between 20 to 45 years of age. Migraine affects approximately one in six women and one in 12 men.
First genetic link to common migraine exposed
August 28, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Genetic variant may increase susceptibility to migraine triggers
A world-wide collaboration of researchers has identified the first-ever genetic risk factor associated with common types of migraine. The researchers, who looked at the genetic data of more than 50,000 people, have produced new insights into the triggers for migraines attacks and they hope their research will open the door for novel therapeutics to prevent migraine attacks.
REM sleep deprivation plays a role in chronic migraine
LOS ANGELES (June 23, 2010) 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 in the levels of key proteins that facilitate events involved in the underlying pathology of migraine.
Study explains why light worsens migraine headaches
January 9, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Bonnie Prescott
bprescot@bidmc.harvard.edu
617-667-7306
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Research: Migraine and cardiovascular disease: Systematic review and meta-analysis
October 28, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Editorial: Migraine with aura and increased risk of ischemic stroke
Migraine with aura (temporary visual or sensory disturbances before or during a migraine headache) is associated with a twofold increased risk of stroke, finds a study published on bmj.com today. Further risk factors for stroke among patients with migraine are being a woman, being young, being a smoker, and using oestrogen containing contraceptives.
