Do you have breathing problems? If not, it's probably because you're constantly sighing throughout the day. California scientists determined sighing is a vital reflex in maintaining breathing ability.

Sighs are frequently associated with states such as sadness or exhaustion; however, such long, deep breaths also happen spontaneously, potentially to allow collapsed alveoli to be reinflated. How ...

Your life depends on your ability to sigh. Yes, we sigh when we’re exhausted or stressed -- and when the weight of the world feels like too much to bear -- but it turns out that sighing is also an ...

Among my friends who are serious readers (and that’s most of them), there is an almost universal preference for printed paper books over electronic screens. Reasons for this preference range from the ...

We don’t always need a big setup to calm us down, and an adorable Instagram video proves that. Instagram user ...

Remember all those times your parents told you it was rude to sigh? Well, you can discount that advice entirely, because sighing's actually a crucial reflex that keeps our lungs healthy, and ...

You’re not just merely getting exasperated or unleashing an emotion when you’re heaving a sigh. Sighing is actually a life-supporting reflex that helps preserve one’s lung function, according to new ...

The average person sighs every 5 minutes—or about 12 times an hour. In fact, every mammal on the planet sighs, according to Jack Feldman, PhD, a distinguished professor of neurobiology at UCLA and ...

Shakespeare cautioned ladies to “sigh no more” over unfaithful lovers. But scientists say that’s easier said than done. Exploring the biology of the sigh, researchers at the University of California, ...

Already today, I've sighed several times. I sighed when my space heater tripped our breaker. I sighed because my 3 year old shoved a Pop-Tart into an air vent. I just sighed because I tried to type ...