Posts by Kayt Sukel
Improving Headache Diagnosis with Artificial Intelligence
By Kayt Sukel |
A recent proof-of-concept study shows that natural language processing and machine learning can accurately classify migraine versus cluster headache.
Understanding the Links Between Migraine and Vascular Health
By Kayt Sukel |
A new study finds that higher vascular risk scores are associated with lower chances of active or incident migraine.
Body and Mind, Emotion and Suffering, Consciousness and More: Pain Never Comes in a Pure Form – A Chat with Carl Saab
By Kayt Sukel |
Professor Saab discusses the challenges of developing an objective pain diagnostic – including one for migraine – the nature of pain, and his vision for the future of migraine research and treatment.
Stigma’s Impact on Chronic Pain – Including Migraine
By Kayt Sukel |
A new study assesses the contributors to and the effects of pain stigma.
The Impact of Natural Disasters on Migraine
By Kayt Sukel |
Recent research shows that victims of the 2018 Japan Floods were more likely to receive newly prescribed migraine treatment, compared to non-victims. A separate study reveals how COVID-19 can affect migraine – sometimes in surprising ways.
Tying the Research Together to Understand Migraine: An Interview with Gretchen Tietjen
By Kayt Sukel |
Dr. Tietjen, a headache medicine and vascular neurology expert, discusses her career path, the overlaps between migraine and stroke, her most surprising findings, and much more.
Advocating for Migraine Research, Overcoming Stigma, and Improving Treatment: A Chat with Robert Shapiro
By Kayt Sukel |
Dr. Shapiro discusses how he got into migraine research, the problems of migraine stigma and research underfunding, the use of CGRP drugs, and, interestingly, why migraine may actually be protective against COVID.
Adverse Childhood Experiences Increase the Risk of Migraine in Adolescents
By Kayt Sukel |
A new prospective study documents a direct relationship between ACEs and migraine, independent of depression or anxiety.
