NEWSWEEK: Got a Headache About Your Finances? There's Research to Back that Up

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Being poor really is a headache.

New research finds a compelling link between migraines and financial instability. A study presented Saturday at the annual conference for the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology has identified certain mutations in the CLOCK gene, a gene associated with the sleep-wake cycle—also known as the circadian rhythm—that make chronic stress-triggered migraines more common.