Migraine is often minimized as simple pain, but we must treat it as a complex neurological cascade involving cortical ...

While the exact causes of migraine are unclear, genetics, environmental factors, and changes in brain activity are believed to play a role. Migraine triggers vary, but common ones include certain ...

Headaches signal the body is under some type of stress — infection, hormonal changes and dehydration among the possibilities.

We talked to real people who get migraines about the unexpected things that set them off—and what actually helps. Getty Stress, hormones, caffeine, alcohol and even changes in weather are some of the ...

Neuroscientists have recently made some important discoveries about what causes migraines, including that migraine sufferers have higher levels of CGRP, a protein in the brain and nervous system ...

A regular headache might slow you down, but a migraine can stop everything in its tracks. Anyone who has experienced that ...

If you are one of the 39 million Americans in the U.S. living with migraines, there’s a good chance an intense headache will begin when the weather shifts. You aren’t alone. Studies find 30% to 50% of ...

While an occasional headache is often a minor inconvenience, persistent and intense head pain could signal a more serious condition, like a migraine. Migraines require specific treatment and ...