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The fetus also knows how to yawn
Medicine - Health

The fetus also knows how to yawn

Scientists at Durham University have discovered that the fetus in the womb is not only hiccup, swallowing, stretching and yawning.

December 14, 2018
Yawning helps people become more alert
Medicine - Health

Yawning helps people become more alert

We often think that yawning is a sign of depression or sleepiness, but a new study shows that this action is good for your health, helping you to be more alert by coolin…

December 14, 2018
Yawn cooling the brain
Medicine - Health

Yawn cooling the brain

Someone looks impolite when they open their mouths to yawn, but that's when the body is looking for ways to help you stay awake. Psychologists have investigated 44 stude…

December 14, 2018
Long-term fatigue syndrome in women
Medicine - Health

Long-term fatigue syndrome in women

You are always sluggish, your eyes are heavy when you just wake up? During the morning you yawned, in the afternoon the situation was even worse than having a nap? It is…

December 14, 2018
Infant death due to gene disorder?
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Infant death due to gene disorder?

A group of experts at the University of Bristol, UK, thinks that it may be due to a genetic defect that makes young children stop breathing when they stop breathing thei…

December 14, 2018