Robbins Headache Clinic Blog
“Most Migraine Patients Lack Treatment” from MedPage Today
Fewer than one in three people with migraine took guideline-recommended prescription medication, data presented at the American Headache Society (AHS) annual scientific meeting showed. About 28% of survey respondents with mild to severe migraine-related disability...
“Predictors of Chronic Migraine” from EurekAlert!
Predictors of chronic migraine Recent data from a systematic review and meta-analysis point to clinical and sociodemographic factors associated with migraine chronification INTERNATIONAL HEADACHE SOCIETY London, UK: A meta-analysis published in the...
“Are ‘Natural Flavors’ Really Natural?” from The New York Times
Food manufacturers add flavorings to a surprising number of basic products, like Breyers Natural Vanilla ice cream. I heard that “natural flavors” added to flavored seltzer water are not natural, because of a loophole in the regulations covering additives. Is that...
“After Years of Suffering Woman Finds Medication That Relieves Her Pain” from RE/New Houston
When Jennifer Latson began having migraines at 12, she wasn’t sure exactly what was going on. She just knew she felt terrible. “I would be out sick for a day or two each month,” she said. “It was intense pain, and it made me puke constantly.” Her parents...
“Bright Outdoor Lights Tied to Less Sleep, More Anxiety in Teenagers” from The New York Times
The more intense the lighting in teenagers’ neighborhoods, the poorer their sleep and the greater their risk for depression and anxiety. Artificial outdoor light at night may disrupt adolescents’ sleep and raise the risk for psychiatric disorders, a new study...
“I Tried CGRP Inhibitors For My Chronic Migraines After Other Treatments Failed…” from Explore Health
I was sitting in my neurologist's office, as my doctor and I reviewed the long list of things we'd already tried to treat my chronic migraine—supplements and hard-to-pronounce drugs, abortive and preventative medications, near-misses and flat-out...
“Medical Myths: The Mystery of Sleep” from Medical News Today
Despite spending around one-third of our lives in the land of nod, sleep still holds many mysteries. Scientists are chipping away at the details, but the wonder of slumber is much more complex than it appears. In this Special Feature, we dispel some common myths....
“Dreams in the Time of the Coronavirus: How Have They Changed, and Why?” from Medical News Today
Since the start of the pandemic, many people around the world have noticed uncanny changes in the nature of their nightly dreams. They report having stranger, more unsettling, and more vivid dreams. We have spoken to two dream experts to better...
“How We Get Stronger” from The New York Times
When we start to lift weights, our muscles do not strengthen and change at first, but our nervous systems do, according to a fascinating new study in animals of the cellular effects of resistance training. The study, which involved monkeys performing the equivalent of...
“New Blood Test Shows Great Promise in the Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease” from Science Daily
A new blood test demonstrated remarkable promise in discriminating between persons with and without Alzheimer's disease and in persons at known genetic risk may be able to detect the disease as early as 20 years before the onset of cognitive impairment,...