Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation Blog

February 26, 2021 Yuqing Li, PhD, 2015 RLS Foundation Grant Recipient, Awarded NIH Funding The National Advisory Neurological Disorders and Stroke Council (NANDSC), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), awarded a grant to Yuqing Li, PhD, a professor of Neurology and Neuroscience at the University of Florida. Dr. Li and his team will further investigate...

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February 19, 2021 Are Sleep Trackers Accurate? Here's what researchers currently know By Matthew Reid, University of Oxford An estimated one in three people report regular sleep complaints. So it’s hardly surprising people are more concerned than ever about getting enough sleep. This blossoming interest has seen an explosion of sleep trackers which measure how many hours of...

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February 5, 2021 "Herbal Alternative?" In recent years, some people have been turning to kratom in an attempt to control withdrawal symptoms and cravings caused by addiction to opioids and other substances. Some companies market kratom products as a “natural substitute for opium,” but are now receiving warning letters from the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) for making unsubstantiated...

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