Check back every day for the latest migraine news from around the world.

September 2016

A realistic update on the development of the new CGRP drugs to prevent migraine 9/26/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: sound-based therapy may help treat migraine 9/21/16

Announcing the MRF Impact Award: Our new funding initiative in recognition of the urgent need to impact treatment now! 9/20/16

Powerful collection of over 500 migraine art pieces 9/19/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Combined treatments are more beneficial than medication alone 9/18/16

4 strong women racing to end migraine: meet our top NYC marathon heroes! 9/16/16

An overview of how people have viewed migraine throughout the centuries 9/15/16

How to help support research by participating in a local study. Can’t participate? Donate to migraine research! 9/14/16

Insurance issues for migraine sufferers and why you might need prior authorization to get your meds 9/13/16

Many men get migraines too! The health risks of migraines in men 9/12/16

A whole TV episode on migraines for this Migraine Awareness Week in the UK 9/11/16

In Allure, A perfume lover’s struggle with migraine-related scent sensitivity 9/9/16

All about diet and migraine, from MRF Medical Advisory Board member Dr. Peter Goadsby 9/9/16

Back to school: college life with migraines 9/8/16

Hardship and Hope: Migraine sufferers tell their stories (video!) 9/7/16

Health Union’s Migraine in America survey finds impact on life can be overwhelming and far-reaching 9/6/16

Migraine drugs as bad as the pain: why we need more funding for research into better treatments for all sufferers. 9/4/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: new non-invasive method may help researchers better understand migraine’s underlying mechanisms 9/2/16

New interview with our Medical Advisory Board member Dr. Richard Lipton about using magnesium to prevent migraines 9/1/16

August 2016

Virtual reality for chronic pain? A possible new relaxation technique for treating migraine. 8/31/16

Why it’s important to see a certified headache specialist instead of just a neurologist. 8/30/16

Teen designs a dress to detect her mom’s migraines 8/29/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: osteoporosis patients have a higher risk of migraine 8/25/16

How to fight migraines like a gymnast 8/24/16

Fall migraines: MRF Medical Advisory Board member Dr. Andrew Hershey fills you in 8/23/16

On motherhood and migraine. 8/22/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: association between concussion in athletes and migraine 8/19/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: 50-year study finds neuroticism and higher social class to be predictors of prevalence of migraine in adulthood 8/18/16

5 Migraine Facts People Who Get Migraines Want You To Know 8/17/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: researchers begin to look at the relationship between salt and migraine 8/16/16

What gets me through my migraines: One woman’s take 8/15/16

Congratulations to our friends at the Association Migraine Disorders on a successful friendraiser in beautiful Newport, and to MRF Grantees Dr. Robert Shapiro, Jacki Ochs, and Susanna Styron on the awards! 8/11/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: connection between migraine and epilepsy can help doctors prescribe better treatments 8/10/16

Everything you should know about migraine if you don’t 8/9/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: migraine and depression may share similar causes 8/8/16

We fund research to find answers, so stories like this can have happy endings: I’ll Never Stop Fighting for Relief from My Nine-Year Migraine 8/1/16

July 2016

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: online, at home, self-help for migraines 7/27/16

Real people describe what migraines are really like 7/25/16

Migraines in childhood and adolescence: more than just a headache 7/22/16

New Daily Persistent Headache: what it is and how it’s treated 7/20/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation safe and well-tolerated; more research needed to determine its efficacy in preventing migraines

Explaining migraines can be tricky. This comic helps. 7/15/16

Watch 11-year-old MRF Ambassador Lindsay talk about living with chronic migraine 7/14/16

“I don’t want anyone to suffer in silence any more,” Scandal star Bellamy Young on migraine 7/13/16

One young woman’s story covers many migraine bases, including childhood abdominal migraine as a precursor to migraine headaches, the link between concussion and migraine, and the need for early intervention 7/8/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: excessive daytime sleepiness higher in migraine sufferers than non-sufferers 7/7/16

A successful Migraine Awareness Month 7/6/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: excessive daytime sleepiness higher in migraine sufferers than non-sufferers 7/6/16

Migraine-associated vertigo: when a dizzy spell means you’ve got a silent migraine 7/5/16

June 2016

Congratulations to the American Migraine Foundation for the grant and thank you to Eli Lilly for your commitment to migraine research! 6/13/16

Pregnancy migraines: how to cope and when to call your doctor 6/12/16

Play Migraine Trivia Challenge week 2 now to be entered to win a $50 Amazon gift card for Migraine Awareness Month 6/10/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: MRF grantee uses optogenetics to observe migraine aura 6/9/16

Warm welcome to 14-year-old MRF Ambassador Ayla. Check out her fundraiser for Migraine Awareness Month 6/9/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: preliminary study could lead to new class of drugs that blocks pain receptors related to head and face pain 6/8/16

Congratulations Melissa and Jesse for each winning a $50 Amazon giftcard! Play again for new winners and new questions this Friday. Get answers and explanations to last week’s trivia. 6/7/16

MRF supporter Jorie is selling chronic migraine awareness tees and donating all profits to MRF for Migraine Awareness Month 6/6/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: sex and developmental differences in young migraine sufferers 6/6/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: drops in estrogen levels more rapid in women with migraine 6/3/16

Win a $50 Amazon gift card by playing our Migraine Trivia Challenge with Migraine Again and The Daily Migraine now 6/3/16

One woman’s powerful story on her struggle with finding the right migraine treatment, and a migraine expert’s take on managing the pain 6/2/16

Graduate research fellow at UC Berkeley awarded $138,000 grant for migraine research! 6/1/16

May 2016

A New View of Migraine: A chat with MRF grantee Greg Dussor 5/31/16

Announcing our Migraine Trivia Challenge: be entered to win a $50 Amazon giftcard each week of Migraine Awareness Month! 5/31/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: most migraine triggers are widely individual, though there are 8 commonly shared among sufferers 5/27/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: association between migraine and tinnitus in young adults confirmed 5/26/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Researchers including MRF grantees find 15 genes that may be associated with migraine attacks 5/25/16

The Mad Hatter Soiree: Preview this year’s event in Rhode Island from our friends at the Association of Migraine Disorders 5/24/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: literature review confirms migraine sufferers with comorbid psychiatric disorders are amenable to preventive treatment 5/23/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Green light can improve migraine symptoms – from MRF Medical Advisory Board Member Dr. Rami Burstein!

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Melatonin as effective as amitriptyline in migraine prevention, and more tolerable 5/18/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Allergens might trigger migraine attacks 5/17/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: possible link between hypoxia and migraine 5/15/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: triptans and DHE may be safe for more migraine sufferers than previously believed 5/13/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: eating more leafy greens may reduce migraine frequency – from MRF grantee Dr. Lyn Griffiths 5/12/16

Details on the major government funding awarded for MRF Medical Advisory Board Member Dr. Todd Schwedt to investigate treatment strategies for chronic migraine with medication overuse 5/10/16

A headache researcher reviews 3 interesting studies published recently 5/9/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: light sensitivity between migraine attacks associated with structural changes in brain regions that process light 5/6/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: light sensitivity between migraine attacks associated with structural changes in brain regions that process light 5/5/16

One woman’s story on her personal migraine fix 5/4/16

Advice from a headache specialist about avoiding migraines when flying 5/3/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: 1/3 of migraine sufferers worry about long-term financial security because of their headaches 5/2/16

Chronic pain, genes, and the groundbreaking Human Genome Project 5/1/16

April 2016

Migraine in Consumer Reports: A clear summary of treatment options. 4/30/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: pediatric migraine, tension headache, and learning disabilities 4/29/16

Abdominal migraine in kids: read a clear description from some of our Medical Advisory Board members and other migraine experts 4/28/16

Video on the current state of migraine research: we still have 2-3 years before CGRP drugs hit the market but we know they won’t be the cure. We need to continue funding more research into the causes and a cure for migraine. 4/26/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Vestibular migraine and vertigo 4/22/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Drugs for the acute treatment of migraine in children and adolescents 4/19/16

Another celebrity in the migraine club, American Idol Jordin Sparks, talks about identifying and avoiding her triggers, healthy living, and the stigma of migraine 4/13/16

From The New York Times: “Sometimes Pain Is a Puzzle That Can’t Be Solved” — we need research to find new and better pain treatments. 4/12/16

A certified headache specialist explains menstrual migraine and how to deal 4/11/16

A New York Times special feature on health misconceptions: Migraines are not caused by a woman’s inability to manage stress and emotions 4/8/16

A DC radio station dedicated a full hour to discussing the current promising state of migraine research! Listen to the recording, featuring MRF Medical Advisory Board member Dr. Peter Goadsby 4/6/16

Medical marijuana for migraine? Our President’s take: “We need to get on the stick and fund research.” 4/5/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: effects of taking migraine medicine during pregnancy 4/1/16

March 2016

Excitement in the migraine field: “Migraine Mania: Alder Biopharma Faces Off Against Eli Lilly” 3/30/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: MRF grantees rule out a link between having a high family migraine load and CGRP sensitivity 3/22/16

Batman with a migraine! 38 million American sufferers and Ben Affleck is one of them. 3/21/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Cognitive behavioral therapy and childhood migraine (from an MRF grantee and an MRF Medical Advisory Board member) 3/18/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Migraine in women may lower breast cancer risk 3/17/16

MRF Grantee Dr. Todd Smitherman’s groundbreaking research on behavioral insomnia and migraine 3/15/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: MRF-funded study adds knowledge to field of personalized migraine treatment 3/14/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: migraine and Parkinson’s 3/12/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Info from new study could help prevent birth complications for migraine sufferers 3/11/16

Chronic migraines may have cost her a job, but one mom now promotes migraine awareness 3/10/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Several compounds identified as potential migraine biomarkers 3/9/16

Woman in Idaho starts worldwide migraine fundraiser event to be held in April  3/7/16

A group of senators introduced a bill yesterday that would restore medical research funding to the NIH. This would be a big step forward for migraine research and all sufferers. 3/4/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Childhood emotional abuse linked to adult migraine risk 3/3/16

How to get the most out of your appointment with your certified headache specialist 3/1/16

February 2016

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: genetic links between irritable bowel syndrome and migraine  2/29/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: link between MS and migraine suggests similar brain pathologies 2/27/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT from the American Heart Association: migraine with aura and stroke risk 2/26/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: possible link between screen exposure and migraine 2/25/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: strong link between GI discomfort and migraine 2/23/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Biomarkers for mental illness — and migraine 2/22/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: MRF-funded study reveals potential of immunotherapy as migraine treatment  2/19/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: migraine sufferers have reduced risk of diabetes 2/17/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Harvard nutritionist reminds sufferers there is no recommended migraine diet 2/16/16

What research says about abdominal migraine and how to get help 2/12/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Study finds migraines worsen before menopause  2/11/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Study finds link between migraine and carpal tunnel syndrome 2/9/16

From chronic migraines to the TCS New York City Marathon with Team MRF: Kate’s story 2/4/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Keeping regular lifestyle behaviors helps reduce chronic migraine 2/3/16

“Find better ways of treating people with migraine, and a cure, if that’s possible. All of our efforts will funnel into that ultimate goal” – MRF Medical Advisory Board member Dr. Andrew Charles in Migraine Again about his new migraine program at UCLA Health 2/2/16

New research from Curelator can help you get a full grasp on your many migraine triggers and protectors. 2/1/16

January 2016

MRF Ambassador Daisy raised $13,000 for migraine research, and now she’s writing a children’s book on migraine. Does your child have drawings to share with her? 1/31/16

Research explains your weather-related migraines 1/30/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: the fight against pediatric chronic migraine 1/29/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: MRF-funded study shows large reduction in chronic migraine after behavioral treatment of comorbid insomnia 1/28/16

MRF’s President, Cathy Glaser, has been appointed to the federal committee charged with coordinating federal agency pain research activities. She’s one of only six public members and the first to represent the headache community. 1/27/16

Major funding for Medication Overuse Headache study 1/27/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Menopause and migraines 1/26/16

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: The link between migraines and depression 1/20/16

Children with migraines often go untreated: findings of an MRF-funded study 1/13/16

Migraine specialist Dr. Matthew Robbins discusses managing migraines during pregnancy 1/12/16

RESEARCH UPDATE: Details on what Dr. Ashina and Dr. Deen at the Danish Headache Center will be doing with our grant. (Tip: most browsers will translate the article for you) 1/6/16

How to handle headaches in children 1/4/16

December 2015

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Opioids and barbiturates still widely prescribed to sufferers 12/28/15

The next NFL headache — migraines 12/26/15

Pushing ahead with migraine research 12/22/15

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Oxidative stress and migraines 12/21/15

RESEARCH UPDATE: MRF grantee Dr. Lyn Griffiths discusses her research into the genetics of migraine, including her MRF-funded work on hemiplegic migraine 12/15/15

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Statins combined with vitamin D found to reduce episodic migraine 12/17/15

We’re in The New York Times: Our President’s letter to the editor in response to a recent opinion piece about new migraine treatments 12/16/15

Announcing our 2015 grants! With your help, we’re funding researchers who are searching for new migraine biomarkers, identifying new treatments from traditional Chinese medicine, studying New Daily Persistent Headache, and more.  12/15/15

Migraines in athletes are a serious problem 12/14/15

$10 million gift to UCLA Health from Wendy and Leonard Goldberg is largest ever to support migraine research! Congratulations to our incredible Medical Advisory Board member, Dr. Andrew Charles. Read here for further details. 12/8/15

How to cope when your spouse suffers from migraine 12/7/15

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: The connection between asthma and migraine 12/2/15

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: MRF Medical Advisory Board members find a sleep gene that has a surprising role in migraine 12/1/15

November 2015

5 reasons to avoid opioids for migraine treatment 11/24/15

Good advice about getting approved for migraine disability 11/21/15

Since there’s no cure yet and we still don’t know what causes migraine, sufferers are often willing to try anything to relieve their pain. Like the daith piercing 11/20/15

Summary of migraine science from Scientific American magazine: New Nerve Drugs May Finally Prevent Migraine Headaches 11/18/15

Migraines, hormones, pre-eclampsia, lifespan all feature in increased strokes for women 11/14/15

Despite the frustrating results of this study we funded, it’s great to see migraine research being discussed in the press 11/12/15

Could your favorite pain reliever be causing your headaches? The story on Medication Overuse Headache 11/9/15

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Migraine associated with increased risk of self-harm; more research needed to determine link to suicide 11/8/15

We have a new migraine story posted on our website, and it’s a tough read 11/3/15

October 2015

Researchers discuss cyclic vomiting syndrome, a migraine variant 10/29/15

There is some great migraine research coming out of Australia recently. This article demonstrates the need for more. 10/27/15

Surprising Things About Childhood Migraine 10/26/15

Interesting non-scientific survey on migraine in America 10/23/15

Sinus headache vs. migraine. 10/21/15

MRF grantee Dr. Kaniecki was interviewed in The Wall Street Journal about his MRF project on menthol for migraine treatment 10/20/15

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: positive results shown in treating migraine with telemedicine 10/19/15

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Migraines triggered by proteins in the brain, not expanding blood vessels 10/18/15

This alarming MRF study is still being discussed 10/16/15

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: The jury is still out on whether biofeedback is more helpful than other relaxation techniques in controlling migraine 10/15/15

The Best (and Worst) Migraine Sufferers Online — including our President, Cathy Glaser! 10/14/15

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: the latest on migraine and breast cancer risk 10/13/15

Updated research on the link between migraine and epilepsy 10/9/15

Research finds 10 most common migraine triggers (none are food!)  10/7/15

Research shows weather changes are a major migraine trigger, but we still don’t know why 10/2/15

September 2015

RESEARCH ALERT: Novel migraine drugs are on the way 9/29/15

A ‘Grimm’ Reality for Claire Coffee, star of Grimm on NBC: Migraines 9/28/15

Podcast: Professor Joanna Kempner discusses the social stigma of migraine and the need for more headache research funding 9/28/15

Video: Man runs 50 miles to raise money for migraine research in his wife’s honor 9/20/15

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Where a migraine is treated may contribute to likelihood of recurrence for children 9/18/15

Accurate and riveting description of migraine and its impact 9/17/15

One woman’s take on how to survive a migraine at work 9/15/15

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: preliminary findings show researchers may have discovered new migraine biomarker – but bigger study needed 9/10/15

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Multiple MRF grantees find migraine without aura is associated with a lower risk of coronary artery disease 9/9/15

India is researching a vitamin treatment for sufferers with a common gene mutation 9/8/15

Interesting new study lists migraine hot spots in the U.S. 9/4/15

Good news! A new migraine treatment is now available for prescription 9/3/15

NEW RESEARCH: More on stress and migraines 9/2/15

August 2015

NEW RESEARCH discovered a jump in kids’ headaches during back-to-school time 8/25/15

Migraine research explains some reasons you might wake up with a headache 8/24/15

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Patients with medication overuse headache may benefit from stress reduction and other healthy changes 8/22/15

NEW RESEARCH: Clinical trials of intranasal oxytocin 8/18/15

Sensible advice about the relationship between food and migraines 8/14/15

Weather-related migraines? They’re not totally out of your control. 8/12/15

Research explains why you get carsick 8/10/15

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: MRF grantees show stress is a real migraine trigger, rather than something we simply notice more around an attack 8/10/15

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Smokers with migraines have increased stroke risk 8/5/15

July 2015

14-year-old Daisy raised $12,110 for migraine research. Read her story in The Daily Headache 7/28/15

In his recently completed MRF project, Dr. Stanton successfully extended his findings to adolescent and adult female rats 7/23/15

Migraine in Bloomberg Business! We’re cautiously optimistic about new medicines in the pipeline 7/22/15

How does research give hope? An interview with Cathy Glaser, the President of MRF 7/21/15

Why the diseases that cause the most harm don’t always get the most research money 7/20/15

NEW RESEARCH: diagnosing childhood migraine with drawings 7/14/15

Good news: another triptan available as a generic 7/13/15

Follow-up on a rare and fascinating migraine side-effect 7/10/15

Video: Children and migraines 7/9/15

New research suggests genes may not be to blame for the connection between migraine and heart disease risk 7/7/15

Migraine in the Providence Journal, from Dr. Rick Godley of AMD, our partner in funding migraine research 7/1/15

June 2015

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Childhood adversities up risk of migraines 6/27/15

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: New drug class unveiled for migraine pain relief 6/26/15

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: MRF Grantee discusses the alarming findings of his study 6/24/15

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: no evidence that SSRIs or venlafaxine are more effective than placebo or amitriptyline in reducing migraine frequency, intensity, or duration 6/22/15

How to prevent the financial pain of migraine 6/20/15

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: FDA Approves ZOMIG® (zolmitriptan) Nasal Spray for Migraine for kids (Ages 12-17) 6/19/15

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Study finds opioids, barbiturates still widely used in headache care despite major cautions 6/17/15

Trying to cure migraine since the Neolithic age?! At least we’re making progress now 6/15/15

Podcast: Doctor Ian Charlton talks about new migraine medications 6/13/15

May 2015

In New Zealand, where there’s also some exciting migraine research, “it’s a headache getting people to understand migraines” 5/28/15

NEW RESEARCH ALERT:  Confirming the correlation between migraines and fibromyalgia; urging physicians to screen patients early 5/25/15

New migraine treatment for teens, formerly only FDA-approved for adults 5/24/15

Intriguing research from our Medical Advisory Board member Dr. Todd Schwedt that helps shape our understanding of the brain structure of migraine sufferers 5/23/15

An illustrated look at one woman’s journey from episodic migraine to chronic…and back again 5/22/15

Understanding the link between migraine and stroke 5/20/15

Book review and interview with the author of ‘Not Tonight — Migraine and the Politics of Gender and Health’ 5/12/15

Latest research suggests adolescents with migraine can safely use birth control pills. 5/7/15

NEW RESEARCH ALERT:  MRF grantee Dr. Alex DaSilva’s findings may explain why opioids don’t work for chronic migraine, leading to better treatments. 5/5/15

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Pilot study finds intranasal cooling lessened headache severity and migraine-associated symptoms. 5/4/15

April 2015

Video:  More headache curriculum in med school, training for residents, and on-the-job education needed. 4/30/15

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Study confirms the whole family suffers when one member has chronic migraine. 4/26/15

Listen to Dr. Josh Cohen discuss effective alternative therapies, the future of headache research, and the social impact of migraine. 4/24/15

Double the NIH budget!  4/22/15

NEW STUDY finds four common problems for migraine sufferers in between headaches. 4/21/15

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Acupuncture may help with your migraines 4/17/15

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Study confirms correlation between migraine and symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.  4/15/15

Listen to MRF Medical Advisory Board member Dr. Richard Lipton discuss the best natural supplements for migraine treatment 4/13/15

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Exciting discovery of migraine pain receptor offers treatment hope. 4/10/15

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Two companies collaborate to develop new migraine combination drug. 4/8/15

March 2015

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: Survey finds correlation between migraine and carpal tunnel syndrome. 3/26/15

Hope for migraine sufferers! MRF advisers discuss monoclonal antibodies as opening the door to new treatments. 3/25/15

Migraine research yields fresh approaches to ward off pain. 5/24

NEW RESEARCH ALERT: New migraine prevention program in trials looks promising, provides hope 3/23/15

Migraine experts recommend the best ways to relieve pain and stop a headache before it starts 3/20/15