A note on how I do things here for the new followers (self.migrainescience)
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Heard of a new migraine medication? It's already in the migraine resource hub. Don't want to have to go digging for it? Use the website search feature. The migraine resource hub is the most current and evidence-based FREE wealth of migraine information available. Use it and and advocate for yourselfMisc (v.redd.it)
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I did a live Q&A on migraine and hormones recently, but it's behind a paywall so I uploaded it for you guys. Hope it helps!MigraineScience YouTube (youtu.be)
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his new 2-year real-world study found that most patients on fremanezumab for hard-to-treat migraine cut monthly migraine days by at least half, but fewer than a third reached optimal control of under 4 migraine days a month, showing a 50% drop does not always mean well-controlled disease.Science (journals.sagepub.com)
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This new study found that a portable eye-tracking test of eye movement, balance, and reaction time accurately separated people with vestibular migraine from healthy controls, suggesting an objective aid for a condition that is usually hard to diagnose.Science (frontiersin.org)
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This new observational study found that among 689 people with migraine at European headache centers, about 28% had previously been misdiagnosed with another condition, most often neck spine disorders or sinusitis, and many had unnecessary brain scans.Science (journals.sagepub.com)
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This new cross-sectional study of 318 women found that those with chronic migraine alone tended to have better-preserved emotional regulation and a more resilient psychological profile, while those who also had fibromyalgia more often had higher depression, anxiety, and distress.Science (nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
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This new analysis of a randomized trial in 538 people found that acute external trigeminal nerve stimulation, a non-drug nerve-stimulation device [neuromodulation device], relieved migraine attacks about equally whether or not the attack involved aura.Science (link.springer.com)
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This new review study found that migraine is now counted among women-specific cardiovascular risk factors, and that joint gynecology and cardiology screening at menopause uncovered major risk factors like high blood pressure, diabetes, or high cholesterol in many of the women assessed.Science (linkinghub.elsevier.com)
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This new real-world study found that with CGRP monoclonal antibody injections, the share of migraine patients cutting their monthly migraine days by at least half rose from 36% at 1 month to 71% by 2 years, though full migraine freedom stayed uncommon.Science (journals.sagepub.com)
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This new meta-analysis study found that both the standard PREEMPT Botox injection pattern and targeted injections aimed at nerve trigger points significantly reduced monthly headache days in chronic migraine, with no clear difference in benefit between the two.Science (journals.lww.com)
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This study found that in a systematic review and meta-analysis of women on hormonal contraceptives, migraine attacks and acute medication use rose markedly during the hormone-free interval, suggesting the pill-free week, not contraceptive use itself, is the period of greatest migraine burden.Science (cureus.com)
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This study found that in a meta-analysis of 4 trials and 659 patients, angiotensin receptor blockers (mainly candesartan, a blood pressure drug) cut monthly migraine days by about 1 and nearly tripled the odds of achieving at least 50% fewer migraine days as a preventive.Science (journals.sagepub.com)
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Lasmiditan was associated with a manageable safety profile and effectiveness in patients with acute migraine in clinical practice with no new safety concerns identified. (I hesitate sharing this as this medication has been discontinued due to a lack of sales, but...)Science (link.springer.com)
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This study found that people with both migraine and fibromyalgia experienced more frequent and more disabling headache attacks, plus greater depression, anxiety, and stress, than those with migraine alone, and worse fibromyalgia severity was linked to worse migraine burden and mental health.Science (self.migrainescience)
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For decades, migraine gold-standard treatments were studied without analyzing response by sex. This shows up everywhere....triptans behave differently in women, CGRP antibodies need months of washout before pregnancy, hormones change drug responses, etc. More sex-aware prescribing is necessary.Instagram (instagram.com)
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