Neural tissue normally dies quickly without oxygen. Yet bird retinas—among the most energy-demanding tissues in the animal ...

In a multi-institutional study published today in Nature Nanotechnology, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson ...

Pulmonary function tests are a group of noninvasive breathing tests that measure how much air your lungs can hold, how quickly you can move air in and out and how efficiently your lungs transfer ...

Among California firefighters, the risk for respiratory injury was greater in older age, during wildfire season months and in ...

Respiratory and sleep medicine physicians share collaborative measures to diagnose and treat comorbid sleep disorders and ...

Although constipation and diarrhea may seem like opposite problems, they both hinge on the same underlying issue: how much fluid moves into the gut. These common issues affect millions of people in ...

There is an undeniable connection between a strong immune system and nutrition. Learn why what you eat matters and other ways to boost your immune system.

Christopher Groux is an editor, writer and accessibility advocate. Before joining the Forbes Health team, he covered Accessibility at Reviewed and gaming at Inverse and Newsweek. When he’s not ...

You may understand the respiratory and digestive systems as separate entities but, in many ways, the two are intimately connected. For example, breathing provides oxygen to help your digestive tract ...

Hamdi Ulukaya says that immigrants are critical for farming and that policy needs to account for their importance to food production. Photo: Taylor Glascock and Christopher Dilts for The Wall Street ...

The study of the respiratory system microbiome is a burgeoning field that has recently garnered significant attention. Historically, the respiratory system was considered a sterile environment, but it ...