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The paper: Using Mendelian randomization on UK Biobank data, the authors found that a genetic tendency to nap was linked to a slightly larger total brain volume, about 15.8 cubic centimeters, which they liken to 2.6 to 6.5 years of brain aging. There was no link with the hippocampus, reaction time or visual memory, and the confidence interval was wide. This episode…

An afternoon nap has a slightly guilty reputation. But napping becomes common again in later life, just as the brain naturally starts to shrink.

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Today's paper: Do Habitual Naps Mean a Bigger Brain?

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explainsAn afternoon nap has a slightly guilty reputation. But napping becomes common again in later life, just as the brain naturally starts to shrink.
explainsMost earlier research simply compared nappers with non-nappers. That can't tell you what's causing what.
saysBecause people who nap a lot tend to differ in other ways. In this study's own data, the habitual nappers were older, more likely to smoke, and more likely to have heart disease or diabetes.
explainsSo the nap could be a symptom of poorer health, not a cause of anything. Researchers call that confounding.

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