For the majority, breathing is an unconscious process, overlooked in daily life. However, the method of respiration, whether through the nose or mouth, can significantly influence an individual's ...

Richard Bossert's street-level study of the human body's gas exchange process is nothing to sniff at when it comes to patient treatment. You arrive for a difficulty-breathing emergency. The patient is ...

Taking a deep breath restores the ideal “layering” of lung fluids, according to a new experiment.

They are barely thicker than a human hair—yet they could significantly improve the effectiveness of inhaled medications: carrier particles in dry powder inhalers transport the active ingredient and ...