In people with visual snow syndrome, the patterns of activity in two brain chemical systems, glutamate and serotonin, differ from those in people without the condition, researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London have shown. The researchers used previously collected scanning data from 24 patients with visual snow…
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HDAC6 Inhibition A Potential New Migraine Treatment Approach
By identifying a possible novel cellular mechanism for migraines, researchers may have also found a new way to treat chronic migraine. The goal of the research1 was to find a new mechanism of chronic migraine and propose a cellular pathway for migraine therapies. Senior author Amynah Pradhan is associate professor of psychiatry at the University…
Cannabis Cuts Headache And Migraine Pain By Almost Half
Inhaled cannabis reduces self-reported headache severity by 47.3% and migraine severity by 49.6%, a recent study from Washington State University found. “We were motivated to do this study because a substantial number of people say they use cannabis for headache and migraine, but surprisingly few studies had addressed the topic,” said Carrie Cuttler, the lead…
Why Childhood Emotional Abuse May Lead To Migraines In Adulthood
Child abuse and neglect are, sadly, more common than you might think. According to a 2011 study in JAMA Pediatrics, more than five million U.S. children experienced confirmed cases of maltreatment between 2004 and 2011. The effects of abuse can linger beyond childhood – and migraine headaches might be one of them. Previous research, including…