Magnetic Personalities

So you think you've heard it all, right? Well, researchers at the University of California-San Francisco think magnets may be the next big thing in migraine treatment. In a presentation at the American Academy of Neurology's annual scientific seminar, researchers discussed transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, a treatment involving magnetic pulses applied directly to the head in hopes of successfully treating migraine headaches. Earlier research on TMS, performed at Albert Einstein College showed that it was more effective than placebo in specifically treating migraines with aura.

Preliminary research at UCSF was performed on rats, so there is still a lot of work to be done before they can recommend magnetic therapy for all migraine sufferers, but hopefully the verdict will be out soon on this novel therapy.

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