Migraine
Professors Lars Edvinsson, Peter Goadsby, Michael Moskowitz and Jes Olesen were awarded The Brain Prize in 2021 for their ground-breaking work on the causes and treatment of migraine.
The Brain Prize Winners 2021
Research in migraine:
Professors Lars Edvinsson, Peter Goadsby, Michael Moskowitz and Jes Olesen were awarded The Brain Prize in 2021 for their ground-breaking work on the causes and treatment of migraine.
Migraine is one of the most common and disabling neurological conditions affecting humans. The work of the four recipients contributed to the clinically effective classification of the various types of this disorder, and then to unravelling the key mechanisms that cause it.
This understanding led to the development of a novel therapy and has opened windows into future ones. Their work on migraine is a remarkable example of bedside-to-bench-to-bedside research that has yielded tangible clinical benefits.
Information Pack for 2021:
Here you can read about the symptoms and global burden of migraine as well as a short synopsis of the award-winning research that was performed by Lars Edvinsson, Jes Olesen, Peter Goadsby and Michael Moskowitz. The information pack also contains the short autobiographies of the four winners and an article written by Marie-Germaine Bousser, Professor of Neurology at Paris University, on the history and evolution of the migraine field.
Brain Prize 2021 Explainer film: Migraine. A Lundbeck Foundation Documentary
Nearly 1 billion people suffer from migraine but unless you suffer from it yourself you probably don’t realise how debilitating it can be. In this film, learn about the symptoms of migraine and why it is much more than a bad headache.
The 2021 Brain Prize winners, Lars Edvinsson, Peter Goadsby, Jes Olesen and Michael Moskowitz describe their research which has led to an understanding of what causes a migraine attacked and how this new knowledge has led to the development of entirely new treatments for migraine.
Brain Prize 2021 Announcement film:
Science journalist, Line Friis Frederiksen introduces Lene Skole, CEO of the Lundbeck Foundation, and Richard Morris Chair of The Brain Prize selection committee who announce the Brain Prize winners of 2021. Hear from the winners, Lars Edvinsson, Jes Olesen, Peter Goadsby and Michael Moskowitz about their pioneering work into the causes and treatment of migraine.
Brain Prize 2021 Ceremony film:
This film is a personal portrait of the four Brain Prize winners. It describes their upbringing and motivation for entering the migraine field. The film also emphasises how misunderstood migraine was, and how little was known about its causes when the four winners began their research careers.
Brain Prize 2021 patient case story: A life with Migraine
This film profiles Malene whose whole life has been blighted by migraine. She experiences 15-20 migraine attacks a month and, in this film, she describes how a migraine attack feels and how having the disease has impacted every aspect of her life. She has been unable to find a way to treat her migraine, so she embarks on a clinical trial of a new type of treatment developed as a direct result of the research conducted by the Brain Prize winners of 2021. Find out if it works by watching the Brain Prize 2021 Explainer film: Migraine.
Educational
To obtain free educational material about migraine visit Neurotorium, a free online knowledge platform on the brain and its diseases. Here you will find 6 slide decks on migraine covering diagnosis, prognosis, burden of disease, aetiology and more. At Neurotorium you can also find an interactive 3D brain atlas, downloadable power point slides, images, articles and more. All content is scientifically reviewed, and the platform is overseen by an editorial board consisting of leading experts. Neurotorium is founded by the Lundbeck Foundation.
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