News tagged with restless leg syndrome
Two genes do not make a voter: new research
Voting behavior cannot be predicted by one or two genes as previous researchers have claimed, according to Evan Charney, a Duke University professor of public policy and political science.
Feb 29, 2012 |
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Study: Restless legs may be a sign of heart risks
(AP) -- The nighttime twitching of restless legs syndrome may be more than an annoyance: New research suggests that in some people, it could be a sign of hidden heart problems.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 03, 2011 |
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Daily home dialysis makes 'restless legs' better
For dialysis patients, performing daily dialysis at home can help alleviate sleep problems related to restless legs syndrome (RLS), according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American So ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 17, 2011 |
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Ritalin may ease early iron deficiency damage
Ritalin may help improve brain function in adolescent rats that were iron deficient during infancy, according to a team of Penn State neuroscientists. This may have implications for iron-deficient human infants as well.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 02, 2011 |
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The high price of sleep disorders
Danish sleep researchers at the University of Copenhagen and the Danish Institute for Health Services Research have examined the socio-economic consequences of the sleep disorder hypersomnia in one of the largest studies ...
Dec 17, 2010 |
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Have restless legs syndrome during pregnancy? It may reappear later on
Women with transient restless legs syndrome (RLS) during pregnancy appear to be at a higher risk of developing a chronic form of RLS later in life or have the same symptoms during future pregnancies, according to new research ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 06, 2010 |
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Parkinson's drug could treat restless leg syndrome
A drug prescribed for Parkinson's disease may also treat restless leg syndrome without the adverse side effects of current therapies, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 06, 2010 |
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Ridding yourself of Restless Leg Syndrome (w/ Video)
It makes no sense: You’ve had a long day, and you’re ready for a restful night’s sleep. But as you lie in bed, you experience an uncontrollable urge to move your legs—perhaps accompanied ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 03, 2010 |
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Study finds a high rate of restless legs syndrome in adults with fibromyalgia
A study in the Oct. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that adults with fibromyalgia had a much higher prevalence and risk of restless legs syndrome than healthy controls. The study suggests that t ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 15, 2010 |
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Restless legs syndrome: French-Canadian families at higher risk
Restless legs syndrome, which causes an irresistible desire to move legs, appears to be a hereditary condition that's more prominent among French Canadian women and may be caused by a combination of genetic influences and ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 10, 2010 |
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Reducing dosage of Parkinson's drugs can cause symptoms similar to those of cocaine withdrawal
New research has shown that reducing the dosage of dopamine agonist (DA) drugs, a mainstay treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD), sometimes causes acute withdrawal symptoms similar to those reported by cocaine addicts -- ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 11, 2010 |
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Study links restless leg syndrome with erectile dysfunction in older men
A study in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that erectile dysfunction was more common in older men with restless leg syndrome (RLS) than in those without RLS, and the magnitude of this association increased with a ...
Jan 01, 2010 |
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Race is strong predictor for restless legs syndrome
New research shows that Caucasian women may suffer from restless legs syndrome (RLS), a sleep disorder characterized by the strong urge to move the legs, up to four times more than African-American women. The study, presented ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Scientists seek to manage dopamine's good and bad sides
The good, the bad and the ugly: That's a quick summary of the effects of dopamine, a natural brain chemical that's linked to pleasure, addiction and disease.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Seizure drug enhances sleep for women with hot flashes
Gabapentin, a drug initially used to treat seizures, improves sleep quality in menopausal women with hot flashes, University of Rochester Medical Center researchers report online and in the September issue of the Journal of ...
Sep 08, 2009 |
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