Scientists Make Progress Linking Sleep Duration Genes to Variety of Biological Processes
Published on December 14, 2017 – SleepReviewMag.com 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 (NHLBI), part …
How Narcolepsy Blurs the Line Between Awake and Asleep
It’s all in the brain chemistry. By Jacqueline Ronson on May 29, 2017 | Inverse.com Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder that can cause a variety of strange and often terrifying symptoms, including sleep attacks and temporary paralysis. It’s a neurological disorder that has to do with how our bodies regulate the boundary between being awake and being asleep, and while not every narcoleptic person has the same symptoms, scientists have a pretty good idea of how the disease works. Unfortunately, they’re still figuring out how to fix it. In 1999 researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine identified hypocretin, …
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