Migraines and the Hope for a Cure
Like a blurry dream in the back of my mind, the thought of my first ever migraine lingers. I had just finished the longest run of my cross country career on a b...
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Migraines and the Bad Case of Vasodilation
As someone who has been fortunate to never have experienced a migraine, it can be difficult to understand what makes them so brutal. Migraines are more than jus...
The Headache That is a Migrane
We’ve all have had headaches, but most of his haven’t experienced the excruciating pain of a migraine. Some of the typical symptoms of a migraine in...
Who knew vasodilation could be such a pain?
Have you ever heard the lie that the brain can’t feel pain? Try telling that to someone with chronic migraines. Okay… well… it is only kind of a lie. It is true...
Migraines: It Really is All in Your Head
This week’s article is more of a common occurrence than most of the others. It is something I have had described, but have not experienced personally. I have be...
The Painful Reality of Migraines
Among the diseases and disorders we have covered so far, many of them have been the result of aging, exposure to environmental factors, and/or inher...
The Environmental Autism
Autism is a disorder that most of us have heard of and are aware of some of the behavioral issues that can accompany someone diagnosed with this disorder. Auti...
How Mom and Dad Cause Autism
Autism, a developmental disorder that has its roots in both genetic as well as environmental factors is characterized by learning and social behavior impairment...
Putting the Puzzle Pieces of Autism Together
Autism spectrum disorder is the term used to describe a range of neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by communication difficulties, social impairm...
A Disorder of Growing Uncertainty: Autism
Global rates of autism have been increasing, and although we have identified several genes and environmental factors with development of the disease, the ultima...