This reminds of a rare genetic disease that prevented those effected by it from sleeping, eventually leading to death. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_fami

This reminds of a rare genetic disease that prevented those effected by it from sleeping, eventually leading to death. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_familial_insomnia http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_familial_insomnia Not sure if there's more conclusive information about this, but it does make me more skeptical of the article you linked.