Midday Naps Found to Help Fend Off Heart Disease
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The next time the boss finds you snoozing at your desk, take heart.
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A daily doze?  Scientists say we need to wake up to the benefits of naps.  According to a recent study in the Archives of Internal Medicine, people who napped 30 minutes a day, three times per week, were 37 percent less likely to die of heart disease.
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People with certain types of sleep problems may be at greater risk for heart problems.
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Having a regular siesta in the middle of the day may reduce the risk of death from heart disease, research suggests.
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Science & environment: Drug that boosts ability to lower cholesterol could help guard against heart attacks, research shows
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Cutting out sleep appears to make it harder to cut out calories, two studies released last week suggest.
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Reducing the levels of a protein secreted during inflammation may be as powerful in slowing heart disease as lower cholesterol.
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Cold snaps and air pollution can  trigger heart deaths, and breathing dirty air day in and day  out may help heart disease develop in the first place,  researchers said on Sunday.
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NEW YORK  - The amount of time people spend sleeping may affect their weight, study results suggest.
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Lowering levels of a protein in the blood could offer another way of reducing the risk of heart disease, a study says.
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New research supports the hypothesis that during sleep, the connections between neurons weaken.
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NEW YORK  - Short bursts of exercise may  help reduce the potentially dangerous spikes in blood fats that  occur after fatty meals.
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Even in middle age, adopting a healthy lifestyle can lower the risk for heart disease and premature death within years of changing habits, researchers reported on Thursday.
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Grants from the American Heart Association are helping give pre-kindergarten children healthy habits.
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A brain protein has been discovered to play a major role in reducing stress and increasing wakefulness, a finding that could lead to treatments for sleep disorders, anxiety and depression.
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Researchers say both too much and too little sleep is linked to a doubled risk of fatal cardiovascular disease.
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Patients with heart disease are being offered a  treatment with a difference - vibrating trousers.