The diaphragm is the main muscle used for breathing. The diaphragm helps with digestion and movements like bowel movements and urination. Diaphragmatic breathing can strengthen the diaphragm and help ...

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a dangerous malformation of the lungs and diaphragm that causes almost a third of affected babies to die from underdeveloped lungs. Medical researchers made ...

While there is no general consensus on this, the Ohio State University estimates the safe limit for holding your breath at 1 ...

A severe cough, wheezing and shortness of breath are the main symptoms that would likely prompt a visit to your doctor’s office to rule out lung conditions. But there are some less obvious symptoms of ...

Duke pulmonary pathologist Dr. Victor Roggli wasn’t supposed to live past age 12. Diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at age 7, he ...

We currently know that COPD, and specifically emphysema, is not just a lung disease found alongside lung cancer; it increases ...

Lung volume, a clinical indicator of lung growth and function, is commonly quantified using pulmonary function tests (PFTs) such as spirometry and body plethysmography which measure lung volumes, ...

FILE - An 8-year-old student blows into a spirometer held by a nurse outside an elementary school in Bel Nor, Mo., in May 2009. Racial bias built into a common medical test for lung function is likely ...

Using a lung and diaphragm protective ventilation strategy guided by a computerized decision support tool during the acute phase of ventilation shortened the duration of weaning, a pediatric phase II ...