There’s always someone that seems to need much less sleep than others, an early riser who is full of energy and remarkably unaffected, despite fewer hours of shuteye. This may all be thanks to their ‘short sleep’ gene. In 2009, a groundbreaking study led by Ying-Hui Fu PhD, Professor of Neurology, led to the discovery of a ‘short’ sleep gene – a gene where individuals naturally sleep less than 6 hours, yet still function normally and feel rested. A decade later... (read more here).
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