Boston Globe reports on Borkum’s migraine research
Recent research by Jonathan Borkum, an adjunct associate professor of psychology at the University of Maine, was cited in the Boston Globe article, “On the pathway to preventing migraines.” Borkum scanned through more than 2,000 scientific studies about migraine triggers, then focused on a subset of about 30 key papers on how given triggers, such as dehydration or air pollution, affect the brain, according to the article. He found almost all reported migraine triggers lead to oxidative stress, suggesting that it is a common pathway for migraines, the article states. Borkum said the hypothesis is a starting point for more work into triggers, treatments and why the brain reacts to oxidative stress in this way. “As with all theories, it points in the direction of more research that needs to be done,” he said. Daily Mail also published an article on Borkum’s research.