Breast cancer and migraines

A new randomized controlled trial in PAIN found that just six 30-minute CBT sessions for chronic musculoskeletal pain significantly reduced pain interference and improved sleep and physical quality of life, with benefits sustained at follow-up. The findings suggest that brief, scalable behavioral treatments could be integrated into routine primary care and headache practice to improve function without requiring long-term psychotherapy.

An overview of why I updated The End of Migraines: 150 Ways to Stop Your Pain for a 3rd edition, what has changed in migraine treatment, and how a more structured, realistic approach can help people who feel they’ve “tried everything.”

A newly published Swedish study suggests that the relationship between diet and brain aging may be more genetically specific than previously understood. Researchers followed over 2,000 older adults for up to 15 years and found that higher meat consumption was associated with slower cognitive decline and lower dementia risk, but only in those carrying the APOE E4 genetic variant, the most common hereditary risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. This may be relevant for people with headaches.