Faraidoon Haghdoost (Big Head Pain)
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Faraidoon Haghdoost (Big Head Pain)
@faradoost.bsky.social
MD, PhD, Research Fellow in Headache disorders, @georgeinstitute
, conjoint lecturer @unsw, Sydney, Australia. Social Media Editor
@cephalalgia.bsky.social, #BigHeadPain
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Congrats @faradoost.bsky.social on receiving the go-ahead for the first NHMRC/MRFF-funded study on headache disorders in over 20 years.

The study will investigate the use of psilocybin for the treatment of cluster headache, a severe condition with still no effective treatments: bit.ly/42LQO8C
Hope for cluster headache community as psilocybin trial funded
One of the world’s first clinical trials into the potential for psychedelic compound psilocybin to prevent disabling cluster headache will be funded...
bit.ly
September 30, 2025 at 7:11 AM
I’m very excited to share some big news 🎉

Our team has received funding from the Australian MRFF to launch The Psilocybin Efficacy and Acceptability on Cluster headache Episodes (PEACE) Trial.
Read: www.georgeinstitute.org/news-and-med...
@georgeinstitute.bsky.social @clusterbusters.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Grateful to connect with great mentors and clinicians at IHC2025 🌟 Richard Lipton (USA), Peter Goadsby (UK), Ishaq Abu-Arafeh (UK), and Mona Nada (Egypt). I am learning so much from them and truly enjoy every conversation 🤝🌍 #ihc2025 #cephalalgia2025
September 18, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Posters I presented at IHC2025 🧠✨ For two of them, my students couldn’t attend due to visa issues, so I presented on their behalf — they were truly missed! 🌍 #ihc2025 #cephalalgia2025
September 16, 2025 at 3:40 AM
With the Australian and New Zealand Headache Society team at the conference 🧠 Always learning a lot from them and enjoying every opportunity to connect! #ihc2025 #cephalalgia2025
September 16, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Very proud of my students — Pratheeshan (UK), Omid (Iran), and Sobin (Nepal). Here we are by their poster, with Omid presenting during IHC2025 👏🌍 #ihc2025 #cephalalgia2025
September 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
IHS Soccer Match ⚽🌍 Americas vs World — and I won… because I played for both teams! 😄🏆 #ihc2025 #cephalalgia2025
September 14, 2025 at 12:10 PM
With the Iranian team at IHC2025 — always one of the best parts of the conference for me. Especially special to meet Prof. Togha, one of the most wonderful people I’ve ever met 🌟 #ihc2025 #cephalalgia2025
September 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
With Prof. Jes Olesen — the father of the International Headache Classification, who has identified key signalling mechanisms in migraine that paved the way for new drug targets and approved treatments 🙌🧠 #ihc2025 #cephalalgia2025

brainprize.org/winners/migra...
September 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Great to meet friends and colleagues from Iran at this international conference 🌍🤝 #ihc2025 #cephalalgia2025
September 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Three legends sharing powerful insights on designing clinical trials in headache research 👏🧠 #ihc2025 #cephalalgia2025
September 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
With two amazing people and impactful scientists in the field of headache disorders — Aynur Özge and Debbie Hay 🌟🧠 #ihc2025 #cephalalgia2025
September 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Finally meeting Nina in person after working together for so long 🤗 Also wonderful to catch up with Jr-Wei again! #ihc2025 #cephalalgia2025
September 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A powerful call to action for migraine trials: moving beyond placebo to strategies that truly change the course of disease. Faster, smarter, and more effective approaches to improve migraine management. 💡 #ihc2025 #cephalalgia2025
September 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Wonderful to meet colleagues and mentors from Iran and Egypt 🌍✨ #ihc2025 #cephalalgia2025
September 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
From Norway to Nepal — what a global family! 🌍✨ So great catching up with colleagues and friends at #ihc2025 #cephalalgia2025
September 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Excited about the event ahead! 🌟 #ihc2025 #cephalalgia2025
September 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Let’s get the conference started! 🚀✨ #ihc2025 #cephalalgia2025
September 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Enjoying fresh coconut in Ibirapuera Park with colleagues the day before the conference 🌴🥥☀️ #ihc2025 #cephalalgia2025
September 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Just landed in São Paulo and already bumped into colleagues at the airport — what a small world! ✈️🤝 #ihc2025 #cephalalgia2025
September 9, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Do you treat high blood pressure?
Our team’s Lancet-paper BP Efficacy Calculator is now live: www.bpmodel.org
✔️ Built from ~500 trials
✔️ 100,000+ participants
✔️ Estimates systolic & diastolic BP reduction by treatment
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii...
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www.georgeinstitute.org/news-and-med...
September 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Very excited and looking forward to this event!

#headache #ihc2025 #cephalalgia2025
September 7, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I’ll be in São Paulo for IHC2025, 10–13 September! 🧠🇧🇷
Who else is going? Let’s talk headaches, science, and maybe grab a coffee 💬✨
See you there?
#headache #migraine #conference #ihc2025
August 4, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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April 30, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39814546/ New research on the links between autism & migraines. I wonder how much 'behaviour' is from migraines, undiagnosed? Young people hitting their heads to try to cancel out the pain, or perhaps prodding their eyes to try to stop the zig zag auras that go with them?
Migraine and its major subtypes - with and without aura are associated with polygenic scores for autism - PubMed
Our study suggests that individuals genetically predisposed to autism are at higher risk of experiencing migraine, including the two major subtypes, with and without aura. While emphasizing the comple...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
January 16, 2025 at 11:41 AM