The Life Scientific - Peter Goadsby

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2024-12-10

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Throbbing head, nausea, dizziness, disturbed vision – just some of the disabling symptoms that can strike during a migraine attack. This 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’t 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’s 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’s Brain Prize, the world's largest prize for brain research, with three other internationally renowned scientists in the field.
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  • For those that suffer from migraine, I remember them myself as a young teenager curled up in bed with my head buried in a pillow.

  • This neurological condition is far more common than you might think.

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  • Over the course of his career, he's not only unraveled what happens in the brain during a migraine attack, his work is now benefiting patients in the form of new treatments, some of which can even prevent its onset.

  • In recognition of his outstanding work, Peter shares this year's Brain Prize, the world's largest prize for brain research, with three other scientists in the field.

  • Professor Peter Goesbe, welcome to the Life Scientific.

  • Thank you.

  • First of all Peter, can we clear something up?

  • Is it migraine or migraine or does it not matter?