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Is there anything nicer than falling asleep on a lazy afternoon, with a snuggly pet and a half-read book?Giving in to this simple pleasure too often might be a sign worth heeding, however, with a huge new study concluding regular, frequent napping is correlated with a higher risk of hypertension and stroke.  An analysis of 358,451 anonymous UK Biobank records revealed the link, suggesting it may be more than coincidence.Being a correlational study, the figures don't necessarily imply the fault lies with the naps…

Image: Shutterstock (Shutterstock)Researchers are looking for a few good pets to donate their time, blood, and feces for science. Mars Incorporated—the makers of several popular candy and pet food brands—recently launched its Pet Biobank project. The study is expected to track the health of 20,000 domestic dogs and cats over a 10-year period. The eventual findings may help scientists learn how to better identify health problems in pets early on, among other things.Longitudinal studies are routinely conducted with humans…

As many as one in 500 men may carry an extra sex chromosome – either an X or a Y – but very few of them likely know about it, a new study suggests.The research, published June 9 in the journal Genetics in Medicine, included data from more than 207,000 men who provided information to the UK Biobank, a repository of genetic and health data from half a million UK-based participants.  Typically, males carry one X- and one Y-shaped sex chromosome in each of their cells, but among the study participants, there were 213 men who…