Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They're called hypnagogic jerks. Here's why they might be happening. While the brain controls when and how we move, there are ...

Long workdays. Missed meals. Poor sleep. Most people blame these when legs cramp at night or eyelids twitch during meetings.

It pays to listen to your body.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You’re relaxing on the sofa when suddenly your eyelid starts twitching. Or perhaps it’s a muscle in your arm, your leg, or your ...

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When Massimo Scanziani’s daughter was young, he’d often see her eyes twitching beneath her eyelids while she was sleeping. These rapid eye movements (or REMs) are so obvious, Scanziani told me, that ...

You’re relaxing on the sofa when suddenly your eyelid starts twitching. Or perhaps it’s a muscle in your arm, your leg, or your foot that begins to spasm – sometimes for a few seconds, sometimes for ...