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Here ’s How Much Caffeine May Trigger a Migraine, According to a New Study
Caffeine can be both a treatment and a trigger for migraine headaches, which makes it difficult for sufferers to know how much to sip. Experts believe caffeine helps block adenosine, a molecule involved in migraine attacks, from binding to receptors in the brain, so many people use it as an at-home remedy; it’s also an ingredient in many over-the-counter migraine drugs. But, counterintuitively, some migraine sufferers also say consuming caffeine can bring on their debilitating headaches. “The complex thing with caffeine is sometimes it’s harmful and sometime it’s beneficial,” says Elizabeth Mo...
Source: TIME: Health - August 8, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized embargoed study Migraine Research Source Type: news

Correctly Identifying Migraine Triggers - Formal Experiments Needed, So Work With Your Doctor
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 the true cause of their migraine episodes without undergoing formal experiments. The majority of migraine sufferers try to figure out for themselves what causes their headaches based on real world conditions, said lead author Timothy T. Houle, Ph.D, associate professor of anesthesia and neurology at Wake Forest Baptist...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Headache / Migraine Source Type: news

New theory about migraine triggers published
ConclusionThe study brings together evidence in support of a plausible theory about the causes of migraine. However, the evidence is very mixed in quality. Although the author says all triggers have the potential to cause oxidative stress, the link for some triggers is quite weak. For example, he says in the study it is unclear whether excessive mental work can cause oxidation, and that the role of oestrogen is not clear. Because of the difficulty of showing the effects of oxidative stress on the brain, most of the evidence is from animal studies on mice or rats, or studies of what happens to cells in test tubes or petri d...
Source: NHS News Feed - December 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology Source Type: news

Migraines linked to increased heart disease risk in women
Conclusion This study shows a strong link between migraine and cardiovascular disease, extending the link already found between migraine and stroke. However, many questions remain. We don't know if the results are relevant to men who have migraines, as all the people in the study were women. We also don't know if the results apply to non-white populations, as most of the women in the study were white. Previous studies on stroke have shown that the group at highest risk is who get an "aura" before a migraine – sensation(s) that tells them the migraine is on its way. But this study did not ask people about aura...
Source: NHS News Feed - June 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Neurology Source Type: news

These Vitamin Deficiencies Could Explain Your Migraines
People who suffer from migraines may want to check if they’re getting enough of certain vitamins and nutrients. While it isn’t yet clear if supplementation might help prevent migraines, new research presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society in San Diego revealed that a significant portion of kids, teens and young adults who suffer from migraines are mildly deficient in vitamin D, riboflavin and coenzyme Q10. "We think that there is a likelihood that patients with migraines are more likely to be deficient in these vitamins than the general population," lead study author Dr. Suza...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - June 16, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

Non-invasive Brain Stimulation in Pediatric Migraine: A Perspective From Evidence in Adult Migraine
Conclusions The Cochrane reviews do not provide clear conclusions regarding the effectiveness of TMS and tDCS against adult chronic pain, although small benefits appear to have been observed. However, the authors point out many biases and important heterogeneities of these studies (30). At the moment, it is not possible to establish useful guidelines on the use of TMS and tDCS in the treatment of pediatric migraine and, in general, for pediatric pain treatment. However, adult studies as well as preliminary pediatric reports show that the application of these techniques is safe, with few side effects, potentially low cost...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - April 11, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

If you have migraines, put down your coffee and read this
During medical school, a neurologist taught me that the number one cause of headaches in the US was coffee. That was news to me! But it made more sense when he clarified that he meant lack of coffee. His point was that for people who regularly drink coffee, missing an early morning cup, or even just having your first cup later than usual, can trigger a caffeine withdrawal headache. And considering how many daily coffee drinkers there are (an estimated 158 million in the US alone), it’s likely that coffee withdrawal is among the most common causes of headaches. Later in my neurology rotation, I learned that caffeine is a ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - September 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Headache Health Source Type: blogs

Easing Migraines with an Earplug: Interview with Cirrus Healthcare ’s Grant O’Connell
Migraines are throbbing headaches often associated with light or sound sensitivity and nausea. They can be a severely debilitating, with an estimated 13% of US adults experiencing them and 2-3 million of whom are classified as chronic sufferers. Alth...
Source: Medgadget - May 14, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Mohammad Saleh Tags: Medicine Neurology OTC Source Type: blogs

I Took the First FDA-Approved Migraine Prevention Treatment. It Transformed My Life
On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first drug designed to prevent chronic migraine headaches. Aimovig, made by Amgen and Novartis, is a monthly, self-administered injection that blocks a molecule involved in migraine attacks. Over the course of three clinical trials, the drug was successful at reducing the frequency of migraines for chronic sufferers. It is expected to be available in as soon as a week and will cost $575 per month, though out-of-pocket costs will vary depending on insurance. This is the story of Susan Giordano, 58, whose chronic migraines have nearly ceased after taking a monthly s...
Source: TIME: Health - May 18, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Susan Giordano Tags: Uncategorized healthytime medicine onetime Source Type: news

A silver lining for migraine sufferers?
In this study, which followed nearly 75,000 women for 10 years, women with active migraine were 20% to 30% less likely to develop type 2 diabetes over the course of the study than women with no history of migraine. In addition, if the migraine condition improved and the headaches lessened, the chances of developing diabetes went up. This supports the notion that migraine is protective against developing diabetes, and this is not simply a chance association. Headache specialists had long observed that their migraine patient populations did not develop diabetes as frequently as the general population, so this finding was not...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - March 27, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Paul Rizzoli, MD Tags: Diabetes Headache Source Type: blogs

Relationships between epistaxis, migraines, and triggers in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
Conclusion We demonstrate an unexpected and provocative association between nosebleeds and migraines in HHT patients. Evaluation of whether anti‐migraine approaches limit HHT nosebleeds may be appropriate.
Source: The Laryngoscope - November 1, 2013 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Amy Elphick, Claire L. Shovlin Tags: Original Report Source Type: research

Anosmia as an Enantiopathy for Migraines
DISCUSSION: The temporal relationship between loss of sense of smell and elimination of odor-induced migraines suggests a causal relationship. Conscious recognition of odor may induce a stimulus-response paradigm, whereby migraine occurs. Head trauma-induced anosmia, by elimination of conscious perception of the odor, may thus be the modality whereby her headaches resolved. Alternatively, odors may induce an autonomic response, and conscious recognition of such autonomic response may induce a headache. To tergiversate, that the rose aroma in the B-SIT induced a headache, without any conscious detection of the odor, implies...
Source: CNS Spectrums - April 28, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Amrinder Singh Sidhu Rubani Estevao Ribeiro Vikram Preet Kaur Alan Hirsch Source Type: research

Transient ischemic attacks in post-menopausal women with history of migraines have lower risk for subsequent ischemic strokes (P2.306)
CONCLUSIONS: The risk of ischemic stroke is lower following TIA in women with migraine history (compared with those without migraine) suggesting potentially different pathophysiology in such women.Disclosure: Dr. Rahman has nothing to disclose. Dr. Malik has nothing to disclose. Dr. Thomas has nothing to disclose. Dr. Qureshi has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 8, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Rahman, H., Malik, A., Thomas, A., Qureshi, A. Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease and Interventional Neurology: Education and TIA Source Type: research