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Study Hints at Why Women Suffer More Migraines
« on: August 23, 2018, 03:59:45 pm »

Study Hints at Why Women Suffer More Migraines

By Robert Preidt

HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, Aug. 14, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- New insight into why women get more migraines than men could lead to better treatments, researchers say.

The results of lab and animal experiments suggest changing levels of the female sex hormone estrogen make cells around a key nerve in the head and connected blood vessels more sensitive to migraine triggers. And that increases migraine risk.

https://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/news/20180814/study-hints-at-why-women-suffer-more-migraines