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World Service,3 mins

How a protein controls our sleep pattern

Newsday

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Many of us would wish to have more, or at least better, sleep. Now new research could lead to therapies for sleep disorders. Scientists have found a protein that affects genes and controls the body clock. Professor David Virshup, Director of the Duke University & National University of Singapore Medical School is one of the authors of the study. (Picture: man sleeping Credit: BBC)

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