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Six Hours of Sleep Not Enough—for Nearly All

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(Newser) – Think you can get by just fine on 6 hours of sleep a night? Unless you're part of a tiny portion of the population with a mutant gene, you better tuck yourself in a little earlier, reports USA Today. A new study in Science says 97% of the population needs about 8 hours a night to function at top form. The rest—and their numbers are ever dwindling—have a genetic mutation that blesses them with deep sleep and the need for less of it.

Six hours of sleep a night isn't enough, for nearly everyone.
Six hours of sleep a night isn't enough, for nearly everyone.   (Shutter Stock)
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TheWho
Aug 13, 09 8:55 PM CDT
I've gotta agree on this one...i had to take a 3 hour nap today because I wasn't perky enough! Reply
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Reader60610265
Aug 13, 09 9:27 PM CDT
From what I've seen on this site there is a whole lot of people out there who need more sleep. Reply
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BeatBlaster
Aug 14, 09 12:08 AM CDT
You can say that again.
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cognitivefilter
Aug 14, 09 12:13 AM CDT
i wish it were acceptable to sleep till 10 Reply
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Todd_English
Aug 14, 09 12:43 AM CDT
I know I need 8 hours...just cant get anymore than 6. Reply
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