Research Projects Funded 2010-2011

Since our inception in 1970, the National Headache Foundation has provided over $1.7 million to support 202 grants.

 

Researcher

Project

Jill Jesurum, Ph.D.

Swedish Heart & Vascular Institute

Aspirin Resistance in Women with Migraine

Paul Durham, Ph.D.

Missouri State University

Fractaline Regulation of CGRP Expression in Trigeminal Ganglion Neurons

K.C. Brennan, M.D.

UCLA

Investigation of cortical dysfunction in a possible migraine endophenotype

Dan Levy, Ph.D.

Beth Israel

Angiotensin II, Oxidative Stress and Migraine Pain

J. Douglas Mann, M.D.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Effects of a Low Omega-6 and High Omega-3 Diet on Inflammatory Gene Expression in Patients with Chronic Daily Headaches

R. Andrew Sewell, M.D.

VA Connecticut Healthcare / Yale University School of Medicine

Safety and Efficacy of Psilocybin for Treating Cluster Headache

Beverly E. Thorn, Ph.D.

University of Alabama

Mindfullness based cognitive therapy for the treatment of headache

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