Practical problems such as breathing at high altitude have in recent years focused attention on the marvelous system that brings oxygen to the blood and removes ...

Under the influence of “holotropic breathwork,” your brain may be making its own psychedelic compound.

“In patients who use opioids on a chronic basis, the breathing mechanisms can get numbed,” Dr. Capasso explains. Your doctor may refer you to a sleep specialist for a diagnosis if they suspect ...

Scientists say only subconscious breathing mechanisms in the brainstem have been thoroughly understood so far. In the new study, researchers set out to find conscious top-down mechanisms ...

Scientists at Southern Methodist University have uncovered new clues about Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP), a ...