Spinning vertigo episodes are more than just a brief sensation of dizziness; they are a profound and often distressing condition that can profoundly impact an individual’s quality of life. This ...

Researchers studied videos of great apes spinning and found that the animals are deliberately getting dizzy; the team believes that the behavior may have implications for humankind’s occasional ...

Ever look up from what you were doing only to suddenly feel like the room is spinning? That's a hallmark sign of vertigo. The condition, which affects nearly 40% of adults at some point in their lives ...

Why don't figure skaters get dizzy? It's a head-spinning question that's one of the most frequently googled about the sport, so we asked Olympic figure skaters, including Team USA's Karen Chen and ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...

University of Birmingham provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. Children love to spin. Whether it is by whirling around on their feet, whipping around on a tyre swing, or ...

Vertigo is caused by a disturbance of the vestibulocochlear nerve, which is responsible for hearing and balance. [iStockphoto] Have you ever felt like the world around you is spinning, tilting and ...

Top figure skaters spin at such unbelievably fast speeds — as many as six revolutions per second — that it can make even spectators feel a little woozy. Curious viewers of the Beijing Winter Olympics ...

My motto as an adult has always been, ‘Life will be what it is, and I'll adapt’ Mac McPherson patient “Years ago, when I got vertigo, the room was spinning,” says Mac McPherson. “But the vertigo that ...

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