• HMG-CoA reductase is a potential therapeutic target for migraine: a mendelian randomization study 

      Qu, Kang; Li, Ming-Xi; Yu, Peng; Palotie, Aarno; Pressman, Alice; Belin, Andrea C.; Bjornsdottir, Anna; van den Maagdenberg, Arn M. J. M.; Harder, Aster V. E.; Winsvold, Bendik Kristoffer Slagsvold; Müller-Myhsok, Bertram; Cormand, Bru; Ran, Caroline; Northover, Carrie; Kubisch, Christian; van Duijn, Cornelia; Nyholt, Dale R.; Chasman, Daniel I.; Posthuma, Danielle; Lessel, Davor; Boomsma, Dorret I.; Hämäläinen, Eija; Kristoffersen, Espen Saxhaug; Cuenca-Leon, Ester; Davey-Smith, George; Terwindt, Gisela M.; Sigurdardottir, Gudrun R.; Bjornsdottir, Gyda; Hautakangas, Heidi; Stefansson, Hreinn; de Boer, Irene; Kaprio, Jaakko; Olesen, Jes; Zwart, John Anker Henrik; Stefansson, Kari; Ligthart, Lannie; Launer, Lenore; Pedersen, Linda Margareth; Kogelman, Lisette J. A.; Griffiths, Lyn R.; Ikram, M. Arfan; Wessman, Maija; Kaunisto, Mari; Hrafnsdottir, Maria G.; Hiekkala, Marjo; Järvelin, Marjo-Riitta; Dichgans, Martin; Pirinen, Matti; Kallela, Mikko; Kurki, Mitja; Chalmer, Mona A.; Pedersen, Nancy; Sveinsson, Olafur A.; Raitakari, Olli; Gormley, Padhraig; Pozo-Rosich, Patricia; Palta, Priit; Malik, Rainer; Kajanne, Risto; Børte, Sigrid; Magnusson, Sigurdur H.; Lehtimäki, Terho; Hansen, Thomas F; Thorgeirsson, Thorgeir E.; Freilinger, Tobias; Kurth, Tobias; Esko, Tonu; Anttila, Verneri; Artto, Ville; Wu, Bai-Hua; Shi, Miao; Dong, Ming (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Statins are thought to have positive effects on migraine but existing data are inconclusive. We aimed to evaluate the causal effect of such drugs on migraines using Mendelian randomization. We used four types of genetic ...
    • The relationship between headache and religious attendance (the Nord-Trøndelag health study-HUNT) 

      Tronvik, Erling; Sørensen, Torgeir; Linde, Mattias; Bendtsen, Lars; Artto, Ville; Laurell, Katarina; Kallela, Mikko; Zwart, John-Anker; Hagen, Knut (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Background Religious belief can be used as a pain coping strategy. Our purpose was to evaluate the relationship between headache and religious activity using prospective data from a large population-based study. Meth ...