Tuesday, November 30, 2004

Sleep Disorders Traced to Genes

If you like to go to sleep after Conan O'Brien or wake up shortly before lunch, you may have your ancestors to blame.
Researchers at two American universities suspect that night owls inherit their sleep patterns, and they're launching a study that could lead to new gene therapy for everyone from insomniacs to early birds who can't help but hit the sack before prime time
(from Wired.com).

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