As a life-long napper, I have become connoisseur of naps. Naps come in different shapes, sizes and depths. All nap types have their place, but some naps are more rewarding than others. I learned the ...

Astrology suggests your zodiac sign influences how you approach naps, with each sign favoring unique nap styles to suit their personality traits. From Aries’s quick power naps to Pisces’s dreamy ...

CINCINNATI (Liz Bonis) -- Tuesday, March 10, is national napping day and if people are feeling tired there are a couple of things they may want to know before taking the next nap. These can help ...

You were in Lau until 4 a.m. trying to stay awake, cramming for your 8 a.m. midterm. You totally killed that test (you hope), but now you have to run to your T.A.’s office hours, grab lunch with your ...

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 ...

There is an old saying about not giving up on our dreams too soon, but instead sleeping longer so that we dream more. As we grow older, we may wonder what’s left for us to dream about anyway? Plenty, ...

Yamada and colleagues investigated the association between daytime sleepiness or napping and the risk for type 2 diabetes. They searched Medline, the Cochrane Library and Web of Science for articles ...

Not everyone will get these benefits, though. It turns out, about half of us are “non-nappers,” for whom a nap might be restful, though it will not improve cognitive processes. Nappers, on the other ...