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 conversation about migraine centers on symptoms and treatment...

