SPOTLIGHT -
PACAP: Lessons From A Potent Migraine Inducer?
PACAP38 is a potent aggravator of migraine, a new study shows. This provides several new potential therapeutic targets -- most prominently a specific PACAP receptor PAC1.
An Imaging Biomarker for Migraine?
Intriguing research is helping to shape our understanding of the functional connectivity and brain structure of migraineurs.
New Insights on Post-Traumatic Headache
Highlights of the first large study to describe the characteristics of post-traumatic headache and treatment response in children are summarized here.
A Novel Acute Migraine Treatment
A novel drug-device may not only be a promising non-oral triptan acute migraine treatment, but may be more efficacious than its oral counterpart.
Migraine Preventative Butterbur Has Safety Concerns
Despite butterbur’s potential efficacy, doubts are increasing about its long-term safety given of the risk of liver damage and the lack of an actively regulated preparation.