Light Hurts Even Blind Migraine Sufferers

Researchers in the US believe they have discovered why light can make the pain of migraineworse, even in some blind people: they found photoreceptors in a part of the brain called the thalamus appear to process both light and pain, revealing for the first time that it is possible for neural pathways for pain and non-image-forming [...]

Surgery is Best Option For Severe Migraine Headaches

In newly released research, 79 migraine sufferers were followed for at least five years after having undergone detection of migraine “trigger sites” and surgery. The new data finds promising outcomes for treating trigger sites surgically for migraine headaches resulting in elimination of pain for those afflicted with the condition.
Since the surgery, 10 of the 79 [...]

Breast cancer risk lower in migraine sufferers

For women there may be one good thing about having migraines: a reduced risk of breast cancer.
In a study of more than 9,000 people, Dr. Christopher I. Li of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle and his colleagues found that those with a history of migraines were 26% less likely to develop breast cancer. [...]