Few things hamper a run like shortness of breath, or an inability to get a nice full gulp of air when you're exhausted. Not including the freaks of nature and the people who have never run a day in ...

The paper T.M. Anderson et al., “A novel excitatory circuit for the control of breathing,” Nature, 536:76-80, 2016. A lot can happen after we take a breath—from swallowing a sip of coffee to singing ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Older children and girls were more likely to have dysfunctional breathing. Dysfunctional breathing was ...

Everyone has experienced a change in their pace and depth of breathing in an anxious or painful situation. Yet, the neural circuitry between this tight physiological coordination was not clear. A team ...

The protein Connexin 26 has been previously identified as being directly sensitive to Carbon dioxide and linked to conditions such as KIDS syndrome and deafness. Thanks to a £686,956 grant from the ...

Deep breath in, slow breath out… Isn't it odd that we can self-soothe by slowing down our breathing? Humans have long used slow breathing to regulate their emotions, and practices like yoga and ...

Researchers working together from MIT and Sweden have developed a new robotic textile that can be woven into clothing. The textile can sense stretching and compression, giving immediate tactile ...

A simple breathing technique can improve your cortisol levels, boost your resilience, and even help your gut microbiome.

Researchers have found that the production of hydrogen sulfide gas is necessary to breathe normally. Inhibition of hydrogen sulfide production in rats prevented brain neurons that control breathing ...

The science of breathing stands on quite ancient foundations. Centuries of wisdom instructs us to pay closer attention to our breathing, the most basic of things we do each day. And yet, maybe because ...

Apneic breathing is when a person’s breathing temporarily and involuntarily stops for any reason. It may occur in preterm infants or people with conditions, such as sleep apnea. The type of apneic ...