Scientists win prize for migraine research that offers light at the end of the tunnel
Neuroscientist Peter Goadsby wants the millions of people who suffer from migraines to know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. And now his treatment for the long misunderstood disease has been recognized by the world s largest neuroscience prize.
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Posted: Mar 11, 2021 5:52 PM ET | Last Updated: March 11
Award-winning migraine research could help people regain control over their lives, say the scientists responsible. (Media for Medical/UIG/Getty)
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Scientists receive the Brain Prize for groundbreaking contributions to novel migraine therapies
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The Brain Prize has been awarded to Michael A. Moskowitz, M.D., a professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, who also is supported by an NIH grant.
The Brain Prize is the world s most prestigious award for brain research and is awarded by the Lundbeck Foundation, Denmark. Dr. Moskowitz will receive the prize along with three other scientists for their pathbreaking contributions that led to novel migraine therapies.
The Lundbeck Foundation said, Moskowitz showed in experimental models that a migraine attack is triggered when trigeminal nerve fibers release neuropeptides that lead to dilated (opened up) blood vessels of the meninges, inflammation, and pain.. He was the first to propose that blocking the action of released neuropeptides could be a new approach to treating migraine.
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UNSW alumnus Prof. Goadsby is one of four neuroscientists to be awarded the 2021 Brain Prize, the world’s most prestigious award for brain research.
The Brain Prize is awarded each year by the Lundbeck Foundation, one of the largest commercial foundations in Denmark. The award is worth $2 million and is given to one or more neuroscientists who have had a groundbreaking impact in the field.
“It is an enormous privilege to receive the Brain Prize; really a prize for all the people who have suffered for so long with headache disorders, and for all the excellent scientists who have made an important contribution to this field,” Prof. Goadsby said.