The average adult yawns about 20 times a day. But why? Surely we can’t all be that tired. The truth is, the science behind yawning is more complex than just a few hours too little sleep. Even more ...

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 ...

Yes. You’re probably going to yawn while you read this. Writing this piece, and reading research on yawning, I’ve been yawning nonstop, uncontrollably. And it's not because research on yawning is ...

It is highly contagious and very common. You can catch it at any time, and there may be nothing you can do to prevent it. Sound scary? Fortunately, it, yawning, is not too harmful...unless you are on ...

We do it when we're tired, when we're bored or when we're hungry; parachutists have been seen to do it before a jump, and research has even suggested a link between yawning and sexual arousal. But the ...

For patients with migraine, repetitive yawning may accompany or precede a migraine attack, new research shows. "Although yawning is a rather frequently seen behavior, it is a unique and reliable ...

Are you tired? It’s a simple question, but your ability to answer it may be flawed, says Roy Raymann, the vice president of sleep science at SleepScore Labs, which makes technologies to improve sleep.

Are you feeling exhausted? I am, but that's because I'm nearing the final days of my pregnancy (baby due any day now!). But if you're finding yourself yawning a little more than usual, it might be ...

Discover why yawning leads to watery eyes, exploring the role of facial muscles and lacrimal glands in tear production.

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 ...