Sunday, January 7, 2018
To Sleep or Not: Researchers Explore Complex Genetic Network Behind Sleep Duration
Scientists have identified
differences in a group of genes they say might help explain why some people
need a lot more sleep — and others less — than most. The study, conducted using
fruit fly populations bred to model natural variations in human sleep patterns,
provides new clues to how genes for sleep duration are linked to a wide variety
of biological processes. Researchers say a better understanding of these
processes could lead to new ways to treat sleep disorders such as insomnia and
narcolepsy. Led by scientists with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute, the study was be published on December 14 in PLOS Genetics. Press
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