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A short nap can positively affect learning and memory, concluded researchers from Germany and Switzerland. Naps promote 'better performance' in the afternoon.
A nap is enough to reorganise the connections between nerve cells, allowing new information to be stored more effectively.
A brief nap can help the brain recover and improve its ability to learn, not just longer night-time sleep, a study concluded.
As temperatures fall and night comes earlier, so do sleepiness and sluggishness. If animals hibernate, shouldn't we hibernate too?
Sleep, nutrition, exercise and mental health are the four pillars of our health. Nutritionist Mariana Chaves explains how small changes in each can transform our year.
