Health
What is that ice cream-induced 'brain freeze,' anyway?
Anyone who has quickly slurped up a milkshake or chomped on a snow cone knows the sharp, brief pain of "brain freeze."
Aug 24, 2023
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News tagged with migraine headache
Health
Migraine headaches: What they are and how to treat them
The first time it happened, I was in a high school physics class. Suddenly, I couldn't read half of the board. A crack zig-zagged through my vision, obscuring my teacher's notes. "Huh," I thought. "This can't be good."
Aug 24, 2023
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Health
Managing migraines in the summer
Severe weather conditions are enough to give anyone a headache, but temperature fluctuations are even more problematic for migraine sufferers.
Jul 27, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Progesterone shown to decrease night sweats and improve sleep in perimenopausal women
New controlled trial research documents that progesterone (micronized, oral) is effective at decreasing night sweats and improving sleep in perimenopausal women who have menstruated in the last year. Perimenopausal women ...
Jun 26, 2023
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Medications
Blood pressure drug could prevent posttraumatic headaches
A study led by VA Puget Sound Health Care System researchers has shown that prazosin, a drug used to treat high blood pressure, can prevent posttraumatic headaches.
Jun 21, 2023
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Neuroscience
Both men and women who experience migraines carry an increased risk of ischemic stroke
Women and men who experience migraine headaches also carry an elevated risk of having an ischemic stroke, but women alone may carry an additional risk of heart attack and hemorrhagic stroke, according to a new study led by ...
Jun 13, 2023
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Medications
Ketamine nasal spray may a prove safe and effective treatment for refractory migraine
Ketamine taken in the form of a nasal spray may prove a safe and effective treatment for refractory chronic migraine, suggests a single center study, published in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine.
May 30, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Hallucinations in the movies tend to be about chaos, violence and mental distress—but they can be positive, too
Hallucinations are often depicted in the movies as terrifying experiences. Think Jake Gyllenhaal seeing a monstrous rabbit in Donnie Darko, Leonardo DiCaprio experiencing the torture of Shutter Island, Natalie Portman in ...
May 24, 2023
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Neuroscience
Video: Migraine as a neurological condition
Anyone who thinks of a migraine as "just a headache" has likely never had one, as the condition can be debilitating and painful.
Apr 6, 2023
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Neuroscience
Meta-analysis finds strong links between cluster headaches, migraines and circadian rhythm
Both cluster headache and migraine have strong links to the circadian system, the internal clock that regulates body processes, according to a meta-analysis published in the March 29, 2023, online issue of Neurology.
Mar 29, 2023
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