26 January 2022
After 40 years of research, scientists have uncovered what happens in the brain during a migraine and developed promising new drugs to tackle the condition. Here’s what we now know – and what still remains unanswered
21 July 2021
Brain scans show that a virtual ride on a roller coaster sets off altered brain cell activity related to dizziness and motion sickness in people who experience migraines
2 December 2020
Noisy MRI machines are an unpleasant place to have a migraine, but scanning people in the middle of an attack has revealed which brain regions may be responsible for the condition
6 September 2019
One in three adults say fragrances in everyday products give them headaches, runny noses or breathing problems. But are these symptoms psychological?
14 August 2019
A low-carb diet cut the number of days people had migraines in half, possibly by forcing the brain to run on ketones instead of glucose
3 May 2018
A gene variant that helps humans cope with colder climates also seems to have put people living in northerly regions at a higher risk of migraine
14 March 2018
Growing numbers of people say they get asthma, migraines or skin problems when they’re exposed to chemicals in products like deodorants and air fresheners
9 January 2018
Doctors' hunches that people with diabetes get fewer migraines have finally been backed up by good evidence and it could help us treat migraines
