It's okay to hit the snooze button. A new study shows it isn't bad for you and may even help you feel more alert.

• Snoozers have the same sleep quality when they wake up immediately vs. when they snooze, a new study found.
• In fact, when people were allowed to snooze for 30 minutes, they were actually more alert.
• This contradicts what people previously thought about snoozing, that it hurts sleep quality. 

Snoozing gets a bad rep. But a new study has something to say about that. The latest science says that snoozing may not be so terrible for your sleep, after all, and might even help you feel more alert in the morning.