Mutiny on the Bounty and Migraine (video)

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 is more than double.

Studying this group of people is providing new insights into the genetics of migraine, as is summarized by Ms Hannah Cox in this brief video.