The RLS Foundation is hosting a webinar on the “Brain Donor Project" with Tish Hevel, CEO of The Brain Donor Project, who will discuss what brain donation is and how patients can donate their tissue to further RLS research.
Noctrix Health is developing a neuromodulation-based approach to treat RLS and has obtained a Breakthrough Device Designation from the FDA.
An international team led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Helmholtz Center has...
A retrospective study finds that symptoms of restless leg syndrome are 34.5% more prevalent in patients with superficial venous insufficiency, reports Venous News.
Read MoreResearchers have identified several risk factors for restless legs syndrome in patients on hemodialysis, a condition found to be highly prevalent in this patient population. In addition, the effects of restless leg syndrome on...
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An FDA-approved drug for restless legs syndrome is included. The US Food and Drug Administration...
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A decades-old assumption that dopamine agonists are linked to impulse control and other mental...
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In a 39-page letter dated October 21, 2019, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) responded to...
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Patients and medical providers should be aware that chronic opioid use can interfere with sleep by...
Read MoreA lawyer tells MPR about a case in which communication and care coordination between a psychiatrist and a sleep specialist ended with the initial referral and was linked to a tragic outcome.In this case, the referring...
Read MoreRestless legs syndrome (RLS) and nighttime leg cramping etiologies have always been poorly understood. An abstract presented at VIVA Physicians, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing the field of vascular medicine...
Read MoreFor children and adolescents with restless legs syndrome (RLS), sitting still in a classroom can be difficult. Like adults, kids with RLS tend to seek relief from their discomfort by moving their legs – for example, by...
Read MoreCleveland Clinic’s wellness blog Healthessentials explains what foods to load up on and what to avoid to manage restless legs syndrome. Lots of websites say that the easiest solution is to drink some diet tonic water...
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Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is associated with a nearly tripled risk of suicide and self-harm,...
Read MoreNews 8/WTNH shares responses from Brian Koo, MD, about RLS. Dr. Koo answers, “The more common type of restless legs or primary legs syndrome, we don’t exactly know what causes it. It might be related to iron deficiency either in...
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RLS specialists share advice they give to patients about avoiding behavioral triggers.
Read MoreIf you only get mild symptoms of RLS, or only experience them occasionally, there are nondrug things you can do to ease the discomfort, reports Australia’s ABC. “Obviously you can get up and move around, or another...
Read MoreA study suggests a possible gender difference in phenotypical presentation of RLS, manifesting with predominantly sensory symptoms in women and predominantly motor symptoms in men, reports MedicalResearch.com. We used validated...
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