New drugs that block a brain chemical are game changers for some migraine sufferers

Options to prevent and treat the severe headaches are becoming available

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By focusing on one neurotransmitter in the brain, researchers have created a class of drugs that may help some patients suffering from unrelenting, debilitating headaches.

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Hayley Gudgin of Sammamish, Wash.,