Could the heat in chili peppers point to migraine relief?

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Researchers at Eli Lilly want to find out whether migraine sufferers carry a signpost for a molecule implicated in their painful headaches. They think the ingredient that gives hot peppers


their kick will point the way. If they do confirm that people who are sensitive to the fiery capsaicin also have high levels of the migraine-associated molecule, the scientists might have


solved a problem widespread in drug development: How do you know who will benefit from your compound? Migraines afflict about 35 million Americans. There are few effective treatments, and no


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