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	Podcast:		Sunday Morning
	Episode:		Why some people need less sleep than others
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:15:11
	Publish Date:		2021-10-16 21:30:00
	Description:		Ever wondered how some people are able to function optimally on just a few hours' sleep, while others still find themselves feeling a lot less than ideal after a solid eight hour shift? Those lucky people who thrive on limited but more efficient sleep ('short sleepers') could be benefiting from a gene mutation that allows them to live healthily on only four hours' sleep a night. Professor Ying-Hui Fu is a UC San Francisco professor of neurology and a pioneer in the study of sleep and genetics. She joins the show to discuss the science behind sleep and why it is so important for all of us.
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