Breathing exercises can temporarily lower your blood pressure and heart rate by activating the vagus nerve. The vagus nerve is part of the parasympathetic nervous system, sending signals to and from ...

A new study found that unfiltered air from rush-hour traffic significantly increased passengers' blood pressure, both while in the car and up to 24 hours later. For more than a century, American ...

A straightforward exercise that can be easily done at home might help to reduce blood pressure "as much as taking medication". According to experts, incorporating daily deep breathing exercises could ...

NIPPV is a treatment where a machine is used to help the person breathe. During NIPPV therapy, the person breathes using a mask that forces the air into the lungs, keeping the airways open and ...

Breathing through your nose has many benefits, including increasing your oxygen intake and reducing your exposure to foreign substances, among others. Breathing through your mouth may contribute to ...

Bringing a steady supply of fresh air to the lungs can seem like a simple task, but breathing is a careful orchestration of brain and body. Diseases like Rett syndrome, central sleep apnea and ...

Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder that occurs when a person’s breathing is interrupted during sleep. Untreated, those with sleep apnea stop breathing repeatedly during their sleep. This can ...

KUOPIO, Finland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Training with a counter pressure steam breathing device has the potential to improve voice quality, as revealed in a recent pilot study in Finland. A report on the ...

Woodpeckers use the same breathing technique used by professional tennis players. Exhaling at the moment of impact helps ...