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According to scientific studies, on average, 12% of the world population suffers from migraine and 30% suffer from tension headaches, promoted by stress and anxiety, the same that are constantly growing due to the rhythm of life now prevails.
Peru is not exempt from this problem and, as in the rest of the world, the use of medications to mitigate these evils also recorded high growth and dependence, in some cases causing harmful side effects to health. In this sense, the external cranial nerve stimulation (NCE), appears as an important alternative for the treatment and prevention of migraine headaches and stress because it avoids the overuse of drugs that could produce harmful side effects to health.
The effectiveness of the NCE is recognized for over 40 years in the medical sector. Its main advantages are the security offered to patients and does not generate side effects. Even in the last 10 years has been used in severe cases. Read the rest of this entry »
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Researchers have identified three genes associated with migraines and found that people who inherit one of these genes have a risk of ten to fifteen percent higher than the condition.
Migraines, an abnormality in the nerve cell response to stimuli, is characterized by severe headaches and recurrent, often resulting in nausea, as well as sensitivity to light and sounds.
By examining genetic data from more than 23,000 women, including 5.000 who suffered from migraines, the researchers found an association between headaches and variations in three genes: the TRPM8, which has to do with sensitivity to cold and pain; the LRP1, a gene that has to do with the transmission of signals between neurons, and PRDM16.
“Although not yet fully understood to migraines, and its underlying causes are difficult to determine, identify three genetic variants helps to illuminate the biological roots of this common and debilitating condition,” he said in a news release from the Brigham and Women’s, the study’s lead author, Dr. Daniel Chasman, assistant professor in the division of preventive medicine at the hospital and the Faculty of Medicine, Harvard. A migraine expert said the findings are “very exciting.” Read the rest of this entry »