A patient’s inability to count while holding their breath can be an indication of respiratory distress in myasthenia gravis. A simple breathing and counting exercise may be a meaningful tool to ...

Yoga and pranayama (breathing exercises) can be powerful tools for maintaining respiratory health and reducing the risk of ...

A recent review provides insight into the clinical progression of treatment-naive patients with spinal muscular atrophy type 3 who have lost ambulation. Patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) ...

—Lower respiratory tract infections occurring during early childhood were associated with poorer lung function at school age. Both upper and lower respiratory infections during early childhood were ...

Assisted ventilation for extremely preterm infants (<28 weeks of gestation) has become less invasive, but it is unclear whether such developments in care are associated with improvements in short-term ...

In a recent article published in Obstetrics & Gynecology, researchers demonstrated that inhaled nitric oxide 200 (iNO 200) enhances oxygenation in pregnant coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients ...

A review in the Journal of Clinical Investigation shows how particulate matter damages the lungs through oxidative stress, ...

For those already diagnosed with asthma or COPD, Chowdhury advised, “Use your maintenance inhalers consistently throughout the wildfire season and keep rescue inhalers handy. If symptoms worsen, don’t ...

Recent studies clearly demonstrate the respiratory importance of the hemocyanins in each of the three animal phyla in which they occur. Despite their generally low oxygen affinity, hemocyanins can be ...