Peter Goadsby on migraine
Peter Goadsby talks to Jim Al-Khalili about his pioneering research on migraine which has ushered in new medications, some which can even prevent the onset of a migraine attack.
neurological condition is far more common than you might think, affecting more people than diabetes, epilepsy and asthma combined.
While medications, to help relieve the symptoms of migraine, have been around for some time, they haven鈥檛 worked for everyone. And what happens in the brain during a migraine attack was, until recently, poorly understood.
Peter Goadsby is Professor of Neurology at King's College London鈥檚 Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience and is a true pioneer in the field of migraine.
Over the course of his career, he has unravelled what happens in the brain during a migraine attack and his insights are already benefiting patients - in the form of new medications that can not only treat a migraine, but also prevent it from occurring.
Peter shares this year鈥檚 Brain Prize, the world's largest prize for brain research, with three other internationally renowned scientists in the field.
Producer: Beth Eastwood
Picture: Woman with head in hands, Credit: Ivan Nanita/EyeEm/Getty Images
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