We're born knowing how to breathe, but learning to maintain the quality of your inhalations and exhalations can improve your ...

For over a century, scientists believed that light, focus distance, and cognitive effort were the main forces behind changes in pupil size. But a new discovery adds breathing to that list. Researchers ...

Two years ago, I published a nine-part series, "The Vagus Nerve Survival Guide to Combat Fight-or-Flight Urges." The genesis came from an "Aha!" moment when I noticed a pattern of diverse scientific ...

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 ...

Brain cells that control exhalation can trigger hypertension by tightening blood vessels. The discovery offers a new target ...

This breathing exercise features Breath of Fire, an energizing pranayama practice that will leave you feeling vital and ...

The lungs are the silent engines of vitality. They breathe life into every cell of the body, yet most people hardly give them ...

A recent study in Frontiers in Psychiatry found that yoga breathing can help reduce anxiety. Researchers conducted a randomized clinical trial of 30 participants who were new to yoga breathing and ...

A brainstem region linked to breathing may help drive high blood pressure, especially in people with sleep apnea, new ...

Accessory muscle breathing means using muscles other than those typically used for breathing to take in and expel air. One example is the subclavius — between the collarbone and the top rib — which ...

Rhythmic breathing allows you to slide easily into an effort and pace at which everything glides. In my early days on the run, I, like most, didn’t give any thought to breathing. But after dealing ...