The NASA nap: what the pilot study actually showed
"A 26-minute nap boosts performance by 34% and alertness by 54%." It's one of the most quoted findings in sleep research. Here is where it comes from and what it means.
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Research Research Reading time 5 minNaps on the night shift: what hospital studies show
In hospitals, control rooms and production, night-time fatigue is a safety issue. A planned nap is one of the best-studied countermeasures.
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Does an afternoon nap really make you sharper? Two large analyses give a data-based answer, and show where the evidence ends.
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Research on the health effects of napping has good news and warnings. Here are both, because an honest picture is more useful than a pretty one.
Research Reading time 3 minNaps and athletic performance
After a bad night, an afternoon nap may help not only your head but your legs too.