Researchers have discovered a fundamental mechanism that affects the size of the pupil, namely our breathing. The study shows that the pupil is smallest during inhalation and largest during exhalation ...

Scientists discovered a brain circuit that allows us to regulate voluntary breathing, which connects the brain's emotional and behavioral cortical area to its automatic breathing brainstem area. The ...

Inhalation injuries occur when harmful substances enter your lungs and cause inflammation, irritation, or damage to your respiratory system. Some injuries are immediate, while others develop over time ...

Does the 4-7-8 breathing method actually work for sleep and anxiety? New research has answers, and they're more nuanced than you'd expect.

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered a fundamental mechanism that affects the size of the pupil, namely our breathing. The study, published in The Journal of Physiology, ...

A mouse breathes in air to form a brain-shaped cloud, which pours rain down onto a wildfire that represents the hot emotions of anxiety and panic. LA JOLLA (November 19, 2024)—Deep breath in, slow ...