The Latest Developments in Migraine Research
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Key Questions
- What entities are behind the majority of research funding for migraine?
- What is behind the explosion of targeted migraine medications and devices in recent years?
- Why is it important for more research to be done on combining migraine medications?
- What research is being conducted on the combination of Botox with the new gepants, or the combination of gepants with CGRP monoclonal antibodies?
- What is the latest research on medications like rimegepant (Nurtec), the first of the modern medications to be approved for both acute and preventive use?
- What is the advantage of Nurtec used preventively over some of the older preventives, like beta blockers or topiramate?
- What are some older medications that have come out in new formulations or delivery systems?
- Why is the upper nasal cavity of such interest recently in new migraine medication-delivery systems?
- What does new research tell us about omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids and migraine?
- Has there been enough evidence to support a ketogenic diet for migraine?
- What does the research say about behavioral therapies for migraine management?
- What are some of the gaps in migraine research?
- How will these gaps be addressed in future migraine research?
- What are some of the newer targets in the migraine research pipeline?
Interview Notes
Find more about Richard Lipton, MD and his work here:
- Richard B. Lipton
- Study on combining Botox with CGRP monoclonal antibodies (Pub Med)
- Study on rimegepant for migraine prevention (Pub Med)
- BMJ study on omega-3’s and omega-6’s and migraine
- The Wellcome Trust
- NIH HEAL Initiative
- VA Headache Centers of Excellence Program
- The National Headache Foundation
- Migraine Clinical Outcome Assessment System (MiCOAS)
- Migraine Québec and Migraine Buddy study on ketogenic diet for migraine
Treatments Mentioned
- Atogepant
- Beta blockers (propranolol)
- Botox
- Celecoxib
- CBT
- CGRP monoclonal antibodies
- Combination therapies
- DHE
- Ditans
- Divalproex sodium
- Eptinezumab (Vyepti)
- Gepants
- Neuromodulation devices
- NSAIDs
- Onzetra-Xsail
- Rimegepant (Nurtec)
- SPG blocks
- Sumatriptan (subcutaneous and nasal)
- Trudhesa
- Zavegepant
- Zolmitriptan
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Richard B. Lipton, MD
Professor of Neurology & Director of the Montefiore Headache Center, and Director of the Division of Cognitive Aging and Dementia
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Dr. Richard B. Lipton is an expert in headache and migraine management, as well as cognitive aging and dementia. He serves as the director of the Montefiore Headache Center and holds the prestigious Edwin S. Lowe chair in neurology at Albert Einstein University in New York. Internationally acclaimed for his contributions to headache diagnosis, classification, epidemiology, and treatment, Dr. Lipton has an impressive bibliography with 11 books and over 1,000 articles in indexed journals. His textbook, Headache in Clinical Practice, earned him the Medical Book Award from the British Medical Association.
He is past president of the American Headache Society (AHS), and is an associate editor for Cephalalgia: An International Journal of Headache. Additionally, he contributes to several other editorial boards, including for Neurology. His outstanding research has been recognized six times with the Harold G. Wolff Lecture Award from the AHS. Beyond neurology, Dr. Lipton is also a professor in psychiatry, behavioral sciences, epidemiology, and population health at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
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