Brain: regular naps slow down its aging
Taking a nap during the day may help slow the rate at which the brain shrinks with age. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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How do you take a truly restorative nap?
Researchers advise sleeping less than thirty minutes and not dozing off in bed to have the most restful nap possible. ...
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Obesity, hypertension: the dangers of the nap
American researchers have recently suggested that long naps of more than 30 minutes could increase the risk of obesity and ...
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Atrial fibrillation: too long naps double your risk of developing this heart disorder
According to Spanish research, daytime naps longer than 30 minutes could increase the risk of developing atrial fibrillation, a heart ...
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Nap: at 3 years old, why do some children no longer want to take it?
When a child refuses to nap is determined not by age but by brain development. THE ESSENTIAL Napping also has ...
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Does your child always need a nap?
Children's sleep is a key element in their proper development. But their need for sleep during the day varies a ...
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Being in better physical shape and more productive: is taking a nap a good idea?
In theory, taking a nap allows you to recover, be in better physical shape and sometimes more productive. But is ...
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Temperatures above 25 degrees promote naps
There seems to be a heat receptor in the brain that makes you sleepy when temperatures reach a certain level. ...
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Taking naps too often is bad for your health
Some love the nap and practice it regularly. Yet these frequent sleep episodes increase the risk of high blood pressure ...
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You have to take a nap
To solve some sleep problems, especially on vacation, there is a simple way: you have to take a nap. The ...
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Caregiver burnout: Regular naps can help keep patients safe
British researchers and health professionals recommend that doctors and nurses rest and sleep frequently for 20 minutes to be able ...
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A link between longer naps and risk of dementia?
Older people tend to take longer and more frequent naps as they age, but according to a new study, sleeping ...
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Children who take a nap learn to read more easily
A nap for preschoolers facilitates the acquisition of the letter-sound link, essential in learning to read. THE ESSENTIAL The nap ...
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In seniors, long naps may be an early sign of dementia
People who take long naps during the day are more likely to suffer from dementia or Alzheimer's disease in the ...
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Alzheimer’s: frequent naps would be an early sign of the disease
A new study links Alzheimer's to regular naps. Because the disease would directly attack the regions of the brain responsible ...
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Alzheimer’s disease: why sleeping well at night would reduce the risks?
A study of aging adults shows that people who self-identify as very sleepy during the day are almost three times ...
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Alzheimer’s: the “big” nap is rather bad in the over 70s
In older people without dementia, excessive daytime sleepiness is believed to be associated with the increased accumulation of a brain ...
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When you visit a foreign country, you are always surprised to find that certain lifestyles are totally different from ours… ...
Read moreThe nap, the health advantage of the holidays
On vacation, we say to ourselves: I will finally be able to recover the late hours of sleep that I ...
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