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migraine genetics

Mutiny on the Bounty and Migraine (video)

by James on 27 September 2011

You don’t usually think of those two as related, do you?  Well, researchers at Griffith University, where a lot of research is being done into migraine, have indeed taken notice of the descendants of the mutineers and the prevalence of migraine disease among the people today.  Compared to the general population, the prevalence of migraine [...]

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Found: Genetic Link to "Basic" Migraine

by James on 4 September 2010

A study of genetic data from over 50,000 people has revealed a genetic link to migraine, and is providing new information about the source of migraine and its treatment. First of all, why are we even looking for genetic links?  Well, for some time now we’ve had a reasonably good theory that migraine is genetically-based. [...]

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Genetic mutations, migraine auras, and epilepsy

by James on 12 July 2008

Genetic research into migraine continues to suggest directions of treatment that haven’t been widely considered before.  The latest studies out of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the USA are doing just that, and also increasing interest in studying links between migraine and epilepsy. Here’s the story in brief.  The study is about a rare [...]

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Genetics and the stroke migraine connection

by James on 5 February 2005

You want to know more about the genetics of migraine?  So does Lyn Griffiths.  Lyn and her team have been studying migraine for over 9 years from a genetic standpoint.  If you want to read a really good article on her research, check out this one from July (link no longer available).  It gives a [...]

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