News tagged with migraine pain


Electric stimulation of brain releases powerful, opiate-like painkiller

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 one of the body's most powerful painkillers.

Neuroscience created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Marijuana use associated with cyclic vomiting syndrome in young males

Researchers have found clear associations between marijuana use in young males and cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS), where patients experience episodes of vomiting separated by symptom free intervals.

Health created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 11

Technology eases migraine pain in the deep brain

Migraine pain sits at the upper end of the typical pain scale – an angry-red section often labeled "severe." At this intensity, pain is debilitating. Yet many sufferers do not get relief from – or cannot tolerate ...

Medical research created May 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Genetic mutation linked with typical form of migraine

A research team led by a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at the University of California, San Francisco has identified a genetic mutation that is strongly associated with a typical form of migraine.

Genetics created May 01, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Migraine patients find pain relief in electrical brain stimulation

Chronic migraine sufferers saw significant pain relief after four weeks of electrical brain stimulation in the part of the brain responsible for voluntary movement, the motor cortex, according to a new study.

Medical research created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Migraines in childhood and adolescence associated with having colic as an infant

In a study including children and adolescents 6 to 18 years of age, those who have experienced migraine headaches were more likely to have had colic as an infant, according to a study in the April 17 issue of JAMA.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Causes of migraines nearly impossible to determine

Women often point to stress, hormones, alcohol, or even the weather as possible triggers for their migraines. But a new study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center found that it is nearly impossible for patients to determine ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New mobile app helps migraine sufferers track and analyze pain

A new iPhone app developed at the University of Michigan lets migraine or facial pain patients easily track and record their pain, which in turn helps the treating clinician develop a pain management plan.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0