Migraine research is hundreds of millions of dollars short

NIH Funding per Economic Costs from Headache vs. Other Chronic Disorders

NIH Funding per Economic Costs from Headache vs. Other Chronic Disorders
NIH funded headache disorders research received an estimated $0.41 per $1000 costs due to headache disorders in 2007. Annual NIH funding per $1000 costs from the ten comparator disorders ranges from $3.94 to $34.33, with a mean of $14.72. Equivalent annual headache funding would range from $126 million to $1.1 billion. Annual headache funding equivalent to the mean of the comparator disorders would be $471 million. | From Schwedt & Shapiro (2009) Headache

Maybe that’s why there are no drugs that have been developed to prevent migraines and the bar for drug success is so low.