Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Take a deep breath in …and out. Feels good, right? And it's also necessary for staying alive. But what ...

Most exercise scientists would agree that the physiological determinants of peak endurance performance include the capacity to transport oxygen to the working muscle, diffusion from the muscle to the ...

Yoga poses such as Cobra, Bridge, and Fish, along with breathing techniques like Pranayama, have been reported to enhance lung capacity and respiratory efficiency. Expert Himalayan Siddhaa Akshar ...

Mitochondrial disorders (MIDs) frequently manifest as myopathy. Myopathy may also involve the respiratory muscles. Affection of the respiratory muscles may progress to respiratory insufficiency, ...

Muscles necessary for breathing need a greater amount of oxygen in women than in men, according to a study published today in The Journal of Physiology. Researchers found that at submaximal and ...

The muscular dystrophies are known to target various muscle groups differentially. In addition to making limb muscles weak, muscular dystrophy (MD) can also lead to decreased function of specific ...

Bhujangasana or Cobra pose opens up your heart and lungs as well as keeps your spine flexible. It helps alleviate tension in the lower back. Camel pose is another heart opening yoga asana that can ...

The respiratory system is responsible for the exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the human body. This system also helps remove metabolic waste products and keep pH levels in check. The major ...

THE associated features of marked obesity, somnambulance, muscular twitching, cyanosis, secondary polycythemia and hypertrophy and failure of the right ventricle have been described 1–5 and termed the ...