No, you’re not imagining it. People are more likely to poo in the morning, shortly after breakfast. Researchers have studied this. But why mornings? What if you tend to poo later in the day? And is it ...

The connections between the nervous system and muscles develop differently across the kingdom of life. It takes newborn humans roughly a year to develop the proper muscular systems that support the ...

Muscle contraction is the tightening, shortening, or lengthening of muscles when you do some activity. It can happen when you hold or pick up something, or when you stretch or exercise with weights.

Contractions are when the muscles of your uterus tighten and relax to get ready for childbirth. These muscles help push your baby down the birth canal. Once you reach week 37 of your pregnancy, it ...

The simple act of laughing heartily might offer more powerful benefits for your lungs than many specialized breathing techniques. While deliberate respiratory exercises certainly have their place, ...

I’ll be honest. I love the gym, but sometimes I want results that don’t come with endless planks and squats. So when I heard about CoolTone, a noninvasive treatment that uses magnetic muscle ...

Labour contractions are your body’s way of guiding your baby into the world. But when they become too intense, too frequent, or too weak to make progress, labour can go off rhythm. Hypertonic labour ...

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A gush of water, being doubled over in pain, the head of your baby crowning. These are things many women picture when they think of labor. However, for most laboring women, these things take time and ...