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Washington IS our problem with Representative Michele Bachmann's migraines that she has them, or that she takes medication for them? Is she a strong stoic who, despite debilitating pain, does what she must to serve her constituents, or a woman who, every so often, when things get to be a little bit too much, has to lie down in the dark, while the world waits outside her closed door? [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article cites a study that revealed that women, who have migraines experience less cognitive decline than women who do not. The researchers said that it was not clear why these women tested better on skills like memory. However, they said that drugs commonly taken for migraines may also ward off the cognitive declines that come with aging.