An afternoon snooze might seem appealing to middle-aged folks and seniors, but these naps could carry a high cost.

Daytime napping may not be a healthy habit once you reach middle-to-older age, a new study suggests. Researchers say the need ...

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 ...

Are your naps putting your health at risk? Research shows that longer naps and irregular daytime sleep patterns could ...

Compelling research supports the notion that a brief slumber can fire up your latent creativity and accelerate innovative ...

Some people do it, and some people don’t. A new study has found that those who are genetically predisposed to taking regular daytime naps may have larger, healthier brains as a result.

Increasingly, studies have shown that taking regular, short daytime naps improves our performance in cognitive tests, particularly those associated with memory. Elmasry describes naps as "resets ...

“Naps can increase your alertness and improve ... There are potential downsides to daytime dozing. A study published last year in the Obesity Research Journal found that long nappers tended ...

People with certain types of napping patterns have a greater risk of an early death, researchers are slated to report at an ...