People with certain types of napping patterns have a greater risk of an early death, researchers are slated to report at an upcoming meeting of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Photo by SHVETS ...

"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 ...

To nap or not to nap? That is a question a lot of us find ourselves asking regularly. Modern life makes it feel impossible to get in enough sleep sometimes. Luckily, modern science has some answers.

A daycare teacher says her nap time rule doesn’t please all parents. “Sometimes a parent will say, ‘I don’t want you to put my kid down for a nap’ but we can’t not because of state regulations,” Kimmy ...

Taking daytime naps may help maintain brain health as we age, according to a new study. However, prior research has shown that excess napping can also be harmful. Habitual napping was linked with ...

A recent study published in the Sleep Journal has found that napping before sunset may increase the risk of death among middle-aged and elderly people. Research conducted by Harvard Medical School and ...

Have you ever taken what seemed like a delicious nap at the time, only to wake up feeling…off? Did you find yourself tossing and turning at your regular bedtime later on, wondering if the nap was to ...

Parents watch for certain milestones as their young children grow: their first words, their first steps, and when they stop napping. But while walking and talking start at predictable ages, when a ...

June 5 (UPI) --An afternoon snooze might seem appealing to middle-aged folks and seniors, but these naps could carry a high cost. People with certain types of napping patterns have a greater risk of ...