MIGRAINES: CAN NEW TREATMENTS HELP EASE THE SUFFERING OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE?
Apr 13, 2022
3 minutes
by HAYLEY BENNETT
For centuries, scientists have debated whether migraines are caused by blood vessels in the head expanding or by some malfunctioning of the nerves. Over the last few decades, however, a more nuanced picture has emerged. A migraine attack starts when the trigeminal nerve, a big pain-sensing nerve in the head, is stimulated.
The source of that stimulation is hard to pin down, but some people who get migraines find they are triggered by caffeine, stress or lack of sleep. The trigeminal
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