Migraine

Experiment: November 7th, 2016 Abstract: A migraine is a neurological condition in which blood vessels dilate causing an extreme aching pain on a specific side of the human skull. There may be a link between pathogenesis of Migraines and having what is known as the ACE Gene Polymorphism. A method used for the identification of this polymorphism is the use of a technique known as: Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP).…

have happened in the last hour. He ran inside to find me laying still, eyes shut, fully clothed, a full face of make-up, hair coiffed with ample TV-ready hairspray. Yikes, this was a bad one. No need to call for help, he knew what had hit. A migraine of monstrous proportions just as I was on deadline for the five o’clock newscast. The throbbing…

Title: This Week in Pharma: Can Alder Beat Teva and Amgen In Treating Migraines? Will Positive Phase III Data Help Keryx’s Auryxia Receive Approval for an Expanded Indication? Summary: This column presents questions on CGRP migraine therapies and Keryx’s Auryxia. Based on your votes for the more interesting topic, Slingshot Insights will interview an expert and post a transcript. Option 1: Evaluating the chances of approval and market potential for ALD403, TEV-48125, and AMG 334. Who can win…

Explosive blast waves and the unseen damage to the human brain. Before the war in Iraq and Afghanistan traumatic brain injuries, mostly occurred due to vehicular accidents or sport injuries, since “2000-2011 229,106 U.S. service members suffered a TBI incident” (Magnuson, Leonessa, and Ling 570). To understand how the explosive blast waves affect the human brain you need to understand how explosives cause a change in atmospheric pressure. As well as knowing what can happen to the brain when it…

Medical marijuana has been proven to help with many chronic illnesses and diseases. To start, according to the Drug Policy Alliance, marijuana has shown to treat symptoms of conditions, including cancer, HIV/AIDS, multiple sclerosis, alzheimer's disease, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), epilepsy, crohn disease, and glaucoma, and is often an effective alternative to narcotic to painkillers (n.pag). All of the conditions listed above have terrible symptoms, and medical marijuana is a better…

The structure of the cerebral cortex The cerebral cortex is the cerebrum’s outer layer. It is divided into two cortices, the left and the right cerebral hemispheres divided by the medial longitudinal fissure. The cerebral cortex plays a major role in memory, attention, perception, awareness, thought, language, and consciousness. The human cerebral cortex is thick about 2-4mm.The cerebral cortex is gray matter, consisting mainly of cell bodies and capillaries. It contrasts with the underlying…

days to weeks. Cluster headaches are strictly unilateral, and the symptoms remain on the same side of the head during a single cluster attack. In some cases the symptoms can switch to the other side during a different cluster attack. In contrast to migraines, in which the patients are still, patients with cluster headaches are restless and prefer to pace around or sit and rock back and forth. There is also circadian rhythmicity of the cluster attacks. The episodic form, which is most common, is…

While migraine is usually being treated with the use of oral medication, some people who have been immune with capsules and/or pills can resort to Botox treatment as it clinically proven to relax the muscles located mainly in the forehead. “The botulinum toxin (generic Botox) is thought to eliminate migraines by reducing muscle tension and thus creating less strain on the nervous system." – Dr Kris Reddy…

wondering what had caused those weird things to happen to me. The doctors told us that it might be some type of migraine, I’ve had about 8 of these migraines since I was 12 and we still don’t really know what causes them. We assume that the migraines are triggered by low blood sugar, so I have to eat about every 3 hours. It’s a lot of hard work to eat that frequently, but I haven't had a migraine for almost a year…

A variety of options exist and include blood pressure medications, anticonvulsants and antidepressants and anti-nausea medications. Botox has been approved to treat chronic migraine headaches and needs to be repeated every 3 months. And to cover absolutely all bases, Type in headache or something of that nature and wala! You have a brain tumour. People often fear that a brain tumor is the cause of their headache. Pain can…