Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study affirms treating insomnia may ease migraines

Even relatively brief sessions with a sleep therapist may prove useful in relieving the frequency of migraines for chronic sufferers, concludes a study conducted by researchers at the University of Mississippi.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Migraine, tension headaches and irritable bowel syndrome linked?

Migraine and tension-type headaches may share genetic links with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 68th Annual Meeting ...

Cardiology

Migraine with aura linked to clot-caused strokes

People who have migraines with aura are more likely to have strokes caused by either a blood clot in the heart (cardio-embolic stroke) or a clot within the brain's blood vessels (thrombotic stroke), compared to those that ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Light therapy may bring new hope for migraine sufferers

Migraines often involve heightened sensitivity to light. In a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a team of researchers from the Medical University of Vienna is investigating new therapies to treat light sensitivity, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Migraines worsen as women approach menopause

Migraine headaches heat up as women approach menopause, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC), Montefiore Headache Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Vedanta Research.

Cardiology

Migraine frequency, intensity linked to cholesterol levels

(HealthDay)—Migraine frequency and intensity seem to be positively associated with total cholesterol (TC) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, according to a study published in the September issue of Pain Practice.

Medications

Novartis, Amgen partner on Alzheimer's, migraine treatment

Swiss drug maker Novartis says it will cooperate with California-based biotech giant Amgen to develop and sell neuroscience treatments for illnesses and ailments like Alzheimer's disease and migraine headaches.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Real veggies fight real migraine

Researchers in India have investigated compounds present in Live Green "Real Veggies" that might have physiological activity to treat the painful inflammatory condition, migraine. They provide details of their findings in ...

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