Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation Blog

Thank You to All of Our Volunteers! On behalf of the RLS Foundation boards and staff, we want to thank each of our volunteers for all the contributions they have made in supporting the community of RLS sufferers. The compassion and hope they provide has resulted in positive feedback, and we are incredibly fortunate to provide this volunteer...

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Practice What You Preach Submitted By: Mary Lou Mennona, support group leader for Kingsport, Tennessee, and contact for Treasurecoast, Florida Every time someone calls me regarding RLS, one of the things I always tell them that I have learned from the RLS Foundation research is: Stay away from alcohol, caffeine and sugar after 6 pm and especially before...

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An excerpt from the Summer 2016 edition of NightWalkers the Foundation's quarterly magazine. This piece is from the reoccurring column "In the News" by Lynn Marie Trotti, MD, MSc Restless legs syndrome & depression: effect mediation by disturbed sleep and periodic limb movements. Koo BB, et al. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. April 2016. Background: Prior studies have...

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Genetic Connections Discovered Between Sleep and Some Medical Disorders A recent study in December 2016 by a team of American and British researchers unearthed genetic connections between sleep disturbance and a range of medical disorders. For the very first time, areas of the genome that are associated with sleep disturbance (like insomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness and restless legs...

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Karla Dzienkowski Celebrates Three Years at Foundation This year Karla Dzienkowski, RN, BSN, celebrates her third year as executive director of the RLS Foundation. Since taking on the role, Karla has brought the Foundation into a new era, developing programs and nurturing relationships that make significant strides in spreading awareness, providing support, and finding a cure for RLS....

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