Q: I feel like I’m blinking more often than usual. What can blinking tell me about my health? And why do we blink? A: We blink about once every three to five seconds and usually don’t even realize ...

New research indicates that the brain enters a momentary state of wakeful rest when we blink, perhaps allowing us to focus better afterward. Image via Flickr user Scinerm We all blink. A lot. The ...

Blinking is crucial for the eye. It's how animals clean their eyes, protect them, and even communicate. But how and why did blinking originate? Researchers have studied the mudskipper, an amphibious ...

The rhythmic action of blinking helps keep our vision sharp. Initially studied only in vision science, blinking is now also recognized as a subtle cue showing how the brain handles attention and ...

In patients with evaporative dry eye, blinking exercises can help decrease partial blinking and improve meibomian gland function and symptoms, according to a new study. Detecting and quantifying ...

Most people notice when someone avoids eye contact, looks away too often or checks their phone mid-conversation. Blinking, however, rarely gets any attention even though it can quietly signal how ...