Naps have several health benefits, especially if you approach it right. (Quinn Lemmers/Yahoo News; Getty Images) Most people have a complicated relationship with naps throughout their life. As a kid, ...

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 ...

On a typical day, about one-third of adults manage to take a nap. And while there are a lot of good things that can come from napping, like feeling physically refreshed, new research reveals that for ...

Nothing feels quite as good as waking up from a regenerating power nap in the afternoon, but we've all at least once experienced the kind of nap that leaves us disoriented and even more tired than we ...

Snoozing for an hour or more may raise your risk of death and heart disease, a researcher says. "Daytime napping is common all over the world and is generally considered a healthy habit," Dr. Zhe Pan ...

Some naps can be refreshing, while others can leave you groggy and worse than before you shut your eyes. Dr. Amy Korwin, a pulmonologist with Hartford HealthCare Medical Group in Connecticut, said ...

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 ...

Scientists find that drifting off for more than one hour could be risky. Napping for longer than an hour is linked to higher risk of heart disease and death, according to a new study. The study, which ...

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 ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Garmin has never had the best sleep tracking, but leaving out naps is a baffling choice. Garmin has never had the ...

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 ...