Molly Helt discovered an interesting aspect of her son's autism somewhat serendipitously, during a plane ride. When the plane descended, in an attempt to help relieve painful pressure in her son's ...

For parents who struggle to achieve a peaceful, easy bedtime routine with their toddlers, a La Jolla businessman has authored his first book in an attempt to alleviate strife around sleep. Ethan ...

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 ...

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 ...

It happened this past week -- a yawning gap in our knowledge filled at last. Humans do it ... chimps do it ... even educated dogs do it. We all do it: We all tend to start yawning when we see, or even ...

Check out the woman on the left and try not to yawn. Go on, give her a good ten seconds of your time. I mean, it’s Friday and it’s been a long week—I can’t blame you. Really—try your absolute hardest ...

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 ...

Have you ever realized how easily influenced we can be to yawn? Have you ever asked yourself why we yawn in the first place? Did you know that by just reading the word "yawn" you can trigger the need ...

The most scientifically backed theory about why we yawn is brain temperature regulation. Inhaling air can help cool brain temperature down. Even thinking about yawning can cause you to do it. It’s ...