While the findings of the new study are an exciting step in better understanding why certain people need as little as 4 to 6 ...

Genetic mutation in mice . To figure out what this gene mutation does, the researchers used mice. They made mice that had the ...

Are you a super-sleeper? Rare mutation means some people thrive on just 4 hours a night - People with rare mutation appear to ...

A newly identified mutation helps super-sleepers get by on just four to six hours of shut-eye per night, while the rest of us ...

Sleeping is a necessity, which, if we do inadequately, could lead to several health risks. However, not everyone requires the same amount of bedtime each night. Some people can manage on just four to ...

Natural short sleepers, however, seem to bypass these negative effects even with far fewer hours of sleep. Previous studies ...

Not everyone needs a full eight hours of sleep to wake up feeling refreshed. Some people, known as natural short sleepers, ...

A newly identified mutation helps super-sleepers get by on just four to six hours of shut-eye per night, while the rest of us need around eight hours. Researchers described the SIK3-N783Y mutation ...

They found that mice with the mutation slept around 31 minutes less than those without it, and 54 minutes less following a period of sleep deprivation, which the researchers induced by gently ...