We all know the anxiety of knowing you have to wake up early in the morning, but when you get in bed the night before, you can’t fall asleep. For some, this can be compounded by a strange urge to move ...

You’re desperately trying to doze off, but your legs didn’t get the memo—they’re achy and uncomfortable, and you feel like you can’t keep them still. If that sounds familiar, you may be dealing with ...

No one fully understands how the myriad blend of chemicals in the cannabis plant acts within the brain. One way to advance our knowledge is to examine what happens when our brain’s endogenous cannabis ...

Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common, poorly understood movement disorder that can cause significant sleep disruption. RLS is characterized by uncomfortable sensations deep in the legs, relieved ...

If you feel a need to move your legs without your control, you’re not alone. Restless legs syndrome is a neurological disorder impacting three percent of adults that causes an urge to move your legs ...

Do your legs twitch at night? It might be a warning sign of Parkinson’s. Image credit: bymuratdeniz/Getty Images According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, restless leg ...

Restless legs syndrome, also called Willis-Ekbom Disease, is a neurological sleep disorder in which a person experiences an urge to move their legs or arms, and this urge is accompanied by or in ...

Through the windows of an express train from Kyoto, Japan, to a whisky distillery on Mount Kaikoma, my colleagues admired the views and calmly discussed the agenda for the day. Distracted and annoyed, ...

A high index of suspicion is required, especially when treating conditions associated with RLS. History: The history is crucial because of the highly variable ways in which patients may present. A ...