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Genetics and Health

April 20th, 2008

Genetic breakthrough for migraine sufferers

  MRI of a migraine
Migraine is the most common cause of episodic headache, and by far the most common neurological cause of a doctor’s visit. It affects some 15% of the world’s population.
Researchers from Helsinki University, Finland and the Sanger Institute, UK were able for the first time to convincingly demonstrate a genomic locus to be linked to […]

By Elaine -- 0 comments

December 10th, 2005

Migraines and Blog of the Week: My Migraine Battle

This week’s featured blog is My Migraine Battle: On The Forefront written by Jessica, a migraneur for the past two years. Most of us have had headaches at one time or another but they are nothing compared to migraines.
In a post about respecting and accepting yourself despite being limited by debilitating migraines, Jessica writes:
Does […]

By Hsien Hsien Lei, PhD -- 3 comments