From a baby to an adult, and even animals, yawning is one of those things that most of us do multiple times a day, especially ...

Merely thinking about or seeing someone yawn can make you yawn (you’re probably yawning right now). Most people yawn because they’re tired, but it can also happen unexpectedly and without any triggers ...

Scientists say they’ve found an infection more likely to strike women than men: the yawn. Many of us have felt that irresistible urge to yawn after seeing a colleague or buddy yawn. Though the reasons ...

Humans’ first experience with yawning happens in utero, says Matthew D. Epstein, M.D., associate medical director of the Atlantic Health Sleep Centers in New Jersey. Yet, Earth-side, the ...

Scientists have identified some reasons why yawns spread from person to person. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Seeing or hearing ...

Open your mouth wide, stretch the muscles of your jaw and upper body, take a slow breath in, and then exhale quickly. What have you done? You have yawned. Many animals, including humans, yawn. They do ...

Ever notice how you automatically yawn when someone else does it? That involuntary mouth-stretching moment isn’t just your brain being lazy. It’s actually broadcasting something pretty revealing about ...

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Your body has millions of parts working together every second of every day. In this series, Dr. Jen Caudle, a board-certified family medicine physician and an associate professor at Rowan University ...