Tsunami-Like Mechanism in Brain May Foreshadow Migraines, Study in Mice Shows – ScienceAlert

It’s what some unlucky people dread more than almost anything: the bright flashes of light, seeing shimmering stars, losing vision, or a tingling sensation in their hands or face symptoms called an ‘aura’, which usually strikes before a migraine headache arrives.
Now scientists have detected in mice tsunami-like waves of a brain-signalling molecule that could explain the onset of migraines with auras. At the same time, their findings could help researchers understand other brain conditions such…

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