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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Naps have several health benefits, especially if you approach it right. (Quinn Lemmers/Yahoo News; Getty Images) Most people have ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Monday, March 14 is National Napping Day and experts say napping isn’t just for the very young and very old. It turns out, that most of us take a daytime siesta. A National Sleep ...

Sarah Hays Coomer is a Mayo Clinic and National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, certified personal trainer and author based in Nashville, Tennessee. She has spent nearly 20 years helping ...

A nap, especially if you’ve had an early morning alarm call or bad sleep the night before, can feel refreshing. But how should you nap sensibly? A nap can help boost energy, mood and even memory, but ...

People often say naps are bad because they can ruin sleep schedules, but other people say that naps can be beneficial. What is the science behind napping, and are naps good or bad? People often say ...

There are few things college students love more than a 30-minute nap between classes. But what if you live off campus, or if you just can't make the walk back to your room? What if there's no more ...

Dmitri Mendeleev famously saw the complete arrangement of the periodic table after falling asleep on his desk. He claimed in his dream he saw a table where all the elements fell into place, and he ...

Prior studies have shown a relationship between napping and memory and health markers. New research suggests that daytime napping may be associated with larger brain volume. Nap duration seems to be ...

When I get up in the morning, the first thing I think about is when I can go back to sleep. Sounds a bit depressing, but we do sleep for 1/3 of our lives. When we haven’t gotten enough sleep, we yearn ...