A new study warns that long daytime naps and morning naps could be an early sign of serious illness in older adults.

Daytime napping is common among older adults. The longitudinal relationship between daytime napping and cognitive aging, however, is unknown. A new cohort study by investigators from Brigham and Women ...

A long-term study of 1,338 older adults found that each additional hour of daytime napping per day was associated with a 13% ...

Tanya Lewis: Hi, this is Tanya Lewis, a senior health and medicine editor at Scientific American. We're taking a short break from our regular programming this week, and looking back at some of our ...

A recent study linked daytime napping to higher all-cause mortality risk. Here’s what experts have to say about the findings.

A short nap can boost focus and alertness, but only if done right; experts explain ideal duration, timing, and when naps may ...