Migraine Expert Migraine Research Foundation shares Migraine management news and commentary at MyMigraineConnection.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/325197 http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/325197/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/325197 http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/325197/89919/mrf-sweepstakes Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:38:00 -0400 Migraine Research Foundation   Amazing Prizes! Amazing Cause! MRF's Door to the Cure Sweepstakes is closing soon! Don't miss your chance to win prizes and support migraine research. The sweepstakes is open through Sunday, October 25. Go to www.migraineresearchfoundation.org/sweepstakes for your chance to win fabulous prizes like: • An iPod • Luxury hotel packages • Shopping sprees • Broadway show tickets  ....and lots... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/325197/89919/mrf-sweepstakes http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/325197/85523/announces-grants Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:10:00 -0400 Migraine Research Foundation The Migraine Research Foundation (MRF), the only nonprofit organization devoted solely to funding migraine research, today announced the winners of the 2009 research grants. This year's grantees will explore such important areas as pediatric migraine, the genetic association between migraine and cardiovascular events, and why opioids enhance migraine pain. The six grants, totaling $300,000, were selected by MRF and its distinguished medical... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/325197/85523/announces-grants http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/325197/83469/saper-migraines Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:45:00 -0400 Migraine Research Foundation Dr. Joel Saper (Director, Michigan Head Pain and Neurological Institute and Chairman of MRF's Medical Advisory Board) and Cathy Glaser (Founder and President of MRF) were the special guests on HealthyYou, WOMAN'S DAY's weekly health radio show.    To listen to the webcast of MIGRAINES 101, click here and hear Dr. Saper and Ms. Glaser discuss research, possible causes, and treatments of migraine.   http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/325197/83469/saper-migraines http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/325197/81753/news-foundation Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:54:00 -0400 Migraine Research Foundation The latest edition of MRF's newsletter Brainstorming is now available online at www.migraineresearchfoundation.org/newsletter/newsAug09.htm   Read about our new resources for parents, upcoming events, a special offer for MRF supporters and more!   To receive regular email updates from MRF, sign up for our mailing list at www.migraineresearchfoundation.org/contact-mrf.html. http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/325197/81753/news-foundation http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/325197/79859/head-joel-saper Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:32:00 -0400 Migraine Research Foundation Head to Head with Dr. Joel SaperChair, MRF Medical Advisory Board andFounder and Director of the Michigan Head Pain & Neurological Institute; Ann Arbor, MIMRF asked Dr. Saper to reflect on the most important developments in the field of migraine medicine in the past 10 years. Here is what he said:Improved TreatmentDuring the past decade, scientific discovery has improved treatment for migraine sufferers. Better understanding of brain... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/325197/79859/head-joel-saper http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/325197/75968/study-published Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:49:00 -0400 Migraine Research Foundation The results of a study by Ann Scher, PhD, a Migraine Research Foundation 2007 research grant winner, have been published in the June 24 issue of JAMA, the international peer-reviewed journal of the American Medical Association.  Dr. Scher, of the Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, MD, headed the team which examined the relationship between migraine in middle-age and late-life stroke in a group of Icelandic adults.  The abstract... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/325197/75968/study-published http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/325197/73362/pain-migraine Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:39:00 -0400 Migraine Research Foundation Recently, I attended a lecture given by a prominent neurologist on new advances in migraine research. Speaking to an overflow crowd, the doctor was bombarded with questions from the audience – all sufferers or family and friends of sufferers – about what can be done to end the debilitating pain of migraine. The audience’s hunger for information was reflective of a frustrating fact of life for sufferers. While much of the... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/325197/73362/pain-migraine