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    How does magnesium help with migraines? Let us count the ways…Magnesium is an essential nutrient that targets many of the physical and neurological migraine triggers which increase your risk for chronic migraine attacks. No one “miracle cure” can stop migraines, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have options. To prevent or lower migraine […]

    About 20% of children suffer from pediatric migraines, according to recent data, resulting in a significant percentage of school absences and decreased productivity in grade school-aged adolescents. In approving medications such as triptans for pediatric migraines, scientists have encountered several challenges along the way. Recently, the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics […]

    Women who get migraines with aura and also use birth control may be at a significantly higher risk of suffering stroke from blood clots than migraine patients who don’t use hormonal contraceptives, according to a recently released study. Here are some of the details of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital report on migraines […]

    It’s the chicken and the egg syndrome all over again; does eating chocolate cause a migraine attack, or do migraines make you crave caffeine? While having any chronic illness can lead to depression, is there any truth to the notion that feeling despair exacerbates pain, including excruciating migraine headaches? According to some scientists, […]

    The ExAblate® Neuro is a groundbreaking device that combines magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with focused ultrasound technology in treating people with brain disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, and neuropathic pain. Given that migraine is also a neurological disorder, how long will it be before migraineurs can start reaping the rewards of […]