For some migraine sufferers, bright lights or loud sounds are enough to touch off an attack. For others, stress sparks the onset of pain. Bright lights, loud sounds, stress: Migraine triggers vary from one patient to another. But a common element is the abundance of a pain-inducing protein in the blood.
During a migraine attack, nerves release this protein, called calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP). A number of companies are developing drugs to block CGRP and stop migraine pain before it starts. The most advanced of these experimental migraine prevention drugs, from Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN), is expected to receive an FDA… Read more »
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