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Cureus | Some Twist of Molecular Circuitry Fast Forwards Overnight Sleep Hours: A Systematic Review of Natural Short Sleepers' Genes
![TIL there's a gene that controls how long you sleep. "Short sleepers" function the same off of 4-6 hours of sleep as a typical individual getting 8. : r/todayilearned TIL there's a gene that controls how long you sleep. "Short sleepers" function the same off of 4-6 hours of sleep as a typical individual getting 8. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/wNQlQj8tEDTSjMFKHGNKs9TCsPRxEz__950hoVvwGkA.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=993df78b0d970fb555f8dd362ee377456bdcc0cb)
TIL there's a gene that controls how long you sleep. "Short sleepers" function the same off of 4-6 hours of sleep as a typical individual getting 8. : r/todayilearned
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Predictors of Intervention Interest Among Individuals With Short Sleep Duration | Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
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Napping and weekend catchup sleep do not fully compensate for high rates of sleep debt and short sleep at a population level (in a representative nationwide sample of 12,637 adults) - ScienceDirect
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