(UPDATE) BEIJING: Chinese researchers have found that increased daytime napping frequency is likely to be a potential causal risk factor for hypertension or ischemic stroke.

For middle-aged and elderly people worldwide, hypertension is one of the main causes of death triggered by cardiovascular diseases, and stroke is one of the main causes of disability. Early studies have found that people's blood pressure will rise after taking a nap.

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