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Orianna Rosa Royle

Bosses take note: power naps may keep your employees sharper for longer

Female working napping on the job (Credit: Virojt Changyencham—Getty Images)

Napping on the job was once grounds for being fired. But new research shows that it may be wise for employers to actively encourage workers to take a power nap for better brain health.

In fact, researchers at UCL, one of the top universities in London, and the University of the Republic in Uruguay found that daytime napping could slow the rate at which brains shrink as we age.

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