Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
One review hypothesized that yawning's goal is to periodically stretch the muscles of the throat, which may be important for efficient vocalization, swallowing, chewing, and also keeping the airway wide. [14] Yawning behavior may be altered as a result of medical issues such as diabetes, [31] stroke, [32] or adrenal conditions. [33]
Yawning. We all do it and yet there's no set explanation on why we do it. And just as mysterious is that the act of yawning seems to be contagious. A new study looking at that issue has found that ...
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 somewhat ...
In a new study, researchers from the University of Nottingham looked at the brain to determine what makes yawning contagious. The BBC reports it happens in the part of the brain that controls ...
The effectiveness of the "yawning" method can be improved with practice; some people can achieve release or opening by moving their jaw forward or forward and down, rather than straight down as in a classical yawn, [6] and some can do so without moving their jaw at all by activating the tensor tympani muscle, which is heard by the individual as ...
The benefits of physical activity range widely. Most types of physical activity improve health and well-being. Physical activity refers to any body movement that burns calories. “Exercise,” a subcategory of physical activity, refers to planned, structured, and repetitive activities aimed at improving physical fitness and health. [1]
Biologists led by a professor from SUNY Oneonta are saying that there may be a connection between intelligence and the length of yawning. Yawning may reveal how smart you are Skip to main content
Drowsiness, yawning, disinclination for work, lack of social participation, mood changes, apathy, sleep disturbances, other fatigue-related symptoms The sopite syndrome ( / s oʊ ˈ p aɪ t / ; from Latin sopire 'to put to sleep') [ 1 ] is a neurological disorder that relates symptoms of fatigue , drowsiness , and mood changes to prolonged ...