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When a person has fainting symptoms but does not faint, it is known as presyncope. Presyncope is the stage before fainting, which can make someone feel lightheaded, weak, warm, sweaty, or nauseous.

A lot of people faint at some point in their lives for no clear medical reason. New research provides some explanation. And now an update on the science of swooning. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on ...

Fainting or blacking out, also known as syncope, is a temporary loss of consciousness due to insufficient blood flow to the brain. Dreamstime/TNS You may have heard that people who feel faint should ...

To recover after fainting due to anemia, a person should take deep, slow breaths, drink fluids, eat a small, salty snack, and avoid standing too quickly. Anemia occurs when the body cannot produce as ...

Gawkers visit from far and wide to see the goats "pass out." — -- Fainting goats might be the country’s new favorite pet. At least that’s what Aspen Acres ranch owner Lillian Pauls thinks. Pauls ...

A sudden restriction of blood flow to the brain. That's how scientists have traditionally explained why people faint. But several mysteries remain: What causes someone's blood flow to spontaneously ...

Around 40 percent of people experience a fainting spell at some point in their lives. David De Lossy via Getty Images If you’ve ever fainted, you might remember the sudden feeling of dizziness or ...

We have an update now on the science of swooning. I often swoon when I hear our theme music by B.J. Leiderman. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on evidence that fainting can be caused by a newly discovered ...

You may have heard that people who feel faint should sit with their heads between their knees, but is that true? And how can ...