There's new evidence that daytime naps may be linked to a lower risk of heart attack or stroke, but only if they're limited to a few times a week. The research, published Monday in the journal Heart, ...

Experts say that though taking naps is not harmful, they can be the result of poor sleep at night, which can cause health problems People who frequently take naps during the day may be more at risk ...

If you make naps a lifelong practice, you can reap their benefits into old age. There's even evidence that regular napping ...

Are you concerned about how much your child naps? Or maybe they don't nap enough? A study from the U.K.'s University of East Anglia shows that children's sleep needs are closely linked to their ...

"Everybody could potentially experience some benefit from napping," a researcher from University College London said Michael Lee Simpson is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. His work has previously ...

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They say if you snooze, you lose — but this new napping hack just might be the winning formula for sleep-deprived moms and dads. A recent study on the effects of taking two brief naps as opposed to ...

You drag yourself through the afternoon feeling exhausted, finally give in to a nap, and wake up feeling worse than before you laid down. That groggy, disoriented, almost hungover feeling isn’t your ...

But here’s the reality: naps are a powerful source of competitive advantage. The recent evidence is overwhelming: naps are not just physically restorative, but also improve perceptual skills, motor ...