Brain Prize: Scientists who discovered the migraine mechanism win the 1.1 million prize

The Lundbeck Foundation in Denmark has announced on Thursday that British researcher Peter Goadsby, along with Michael Moscow of the United States, Lars Edwinson of Sweden and Jesse Olesen of Denmark, have won the Brain Award.

Speaking at a press conference prior to the announcement, Goadsby, professor of neurology at King's College in London, said: “I'm excited that the Migrain research is receiving this award and that migraine this non-alterative problem that is brain disorder is becoming known in the right form. ”

This price is annual and knows very original and influential advances in every area of brain research. The awards ceremony will take place in Copenhagen on October 25th, where the award will be presented by Denmark's Crown Prince Frederic of Denmark, writes The Guardian, Periscope.

The research into the word involves solving the natural base of migraine; a neurologic condition characterized by episodes of headaches; as well as dizziness, vomiting, torment, extreme sensitivity to sound and light, touch and smell.

It affects one out of seven people globally, and is about three times more common to women than to men.

In Britain alone, it has been estimated that 25 million days of work or school each year have been lost because of migraines and that the economic cost is 2.3 billion.

For many years migraine was thought to be a psychosomatic condition derived from people who were unable to cope with stress. /Periscope