If there was a contest for napping, I'd take first place. I can nap anywhere, anytime. It's one of my many talents. Even my cat's in awe of my skills. I easily fall into this semiconscious place where ...

Once considered a sign of laziness or indulgence, the afternoon nap is increasingly being recognised as a scientifically supported tool for cognitive and physical renewal. In societies where ...

A nap can help you deal with stress, recharge after an exhausting activity, or simply get much-needed rest. But what happens ...

Google is ready to recognize iOS users' cat naps.  After the latest update to the Google Health app, naps greater than 20 ...

Like this article? Keep independent journalism alive. Support HuffPost. There are a few things that feel as good as napping, but catching a few z's during the day can also be really good for us.

When I was starting in the sleep field many years ago, the clinical wisdom was that napping was a bad idea. It was thought that taking a nap was especially unhelpful for people with insomnia.

Neuroscientist Rebecca Spencer at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently received a five-year, $2.64 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to explore, in a series of ...

Naps longer than 30 minutes can push the brain into deep sleep, leading to grogginess, sleep inertia and disrupted night-time ...