{"id":131,"date":"2014-08-21T18:34:53","date_gmt":"2014-08-21T18:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp-dev.its.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbiltmedicine\/?p=131"},"modified":"2021-08-11T19:42:14","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T19:42:14","slug":"grant-aids-search-for-restless-legs-syndrome-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbilt-medicine\/grant-aids-search-for-restless-legs-syndrome-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Grant aids search for Restless Legs Syndrome treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_133\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-133\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbiltmedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/08\/iStock_000001847760Medium.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-133 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbiltmedicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/08\/iStock_000001847760Medium-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"iStock_000001847760Medium\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by istockphoto.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been selected as one of three sites to share a three-year, $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to explore the potential therapeutic properties of manganese, a chemical\u00a0element and biologically essential trace mineral, in treating Restless Legs\u00a0Syndrome (RLS).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe goal of this work is to determine if changes in brain manganese levels affect Restless Legs Syndrome,\u201d said Aaron Bowman, Ph.D., assistant professor of Neurology and co-principal investigator of the study. \u201cIf our hypothesis is correct, it will provide a new therapeutic target for treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The study will evaluate the relationship between a patient\u2019s genetics and brain manganese levels. 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