A study has shown how lung capacity evolves from childhood to old age. Until now, it was thought that lung function increased until it peaked at around 20-25 years of age, after which it stabilized.

Breathing is something we do without even thinking. But did you know that simple breathing exercises can help detoxify your ...

Dear Doctors: I recently started going to a yoga class at our community center. We were doing deep breathing, and it felt like my lungs weren’t filling up as much as they used to. Do your lungs get ...

Lung exercises can increase lung capacity and help people control their breathing. They are helpful for people with lung problems such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. When a person breathes, ...

Air pollution has turned lung health into a daily concern, especially for those living in high-AQI cities. While most people assume their lungs are fine unless they feel breathless or sick, chest ...

Your lungs might be telling you something important, but you’re probably not listening. While most of us obsess over wrinkles, memory lapses, or aching joints as signs of aging, we rarely consider our ...

When it comes to determining how or why some of her patients initially present with more significant lung destruction, MeiLan K. Han, MD, likened the role of the pulmonologist to that of a forensic ...

"Small lung syndrome" is proposed to address persistent low lung volume linked with comorbidities, requiring a new ICD code for accurate diagnosis. Early intervention in lung function trajectories can ...