Today in Migraine Science
The newest migraine studies, plus approvals, guideline changes, and anything else worth knowing. Explained in plain language, with every link going straight to the source.
This new nationwide analysis found that 91.3% of US counties have no board-certified headache specialist, and counties with higher social and economic disadvantage had even fewer, so access to expert migraine care depends heavily on where you live.
Read the study Headache: The Journal of Head and Face PainThis new randomized trial found that adding 8 virtual reality sessions to 4 weeks of home vestibular exercises reduced dizziness handicap scores and improved balance control in 40 people with vestibular migraine, beyond home exercise alone.
Read the study The LaryngoscopeThis new UK Biobank study of 327,234 adults found that people diagnosed with depression before migraine reported worse sleep, higher stress, and poorer overall health than those diagnosed with migraine first, though the design cannot show which condition drove the other.
Read the study Headache: The Journal of Head and Face PainPrevious days
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
This new phase 3 randomized trial found that fremanezumab cut monthly migraine days by about 4.6 days versus 2.8 days with placebo in Chinese adults over 12 weeks, and also reduced days of acute headache medication use, with side effect rates similar to placebo.
Read the study →This new global review found that migraine guidelines from six countries and societies agree on diagnosis and on triptans for severe attacks, but differ widely on access to CGRP treatments, with gaps in guidance for children, older adults, and pregnancy.
Read the study →This new schools-based cross-sectional study found that among 2,352 children and adolescents in Nepal, headache cost roughly 3 to 6 percent of school time, and migraine was tied to worse quality of life and emotional impact than tension-type headache.
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