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The device helps control diaphragm contractions, preventing hiccup-causing muscle spasms.

Researchers show that both mice and pigs are capable of oxygenating their blood via the colon—a capacity that, if shared by humans, could be leveraged in the clinic to minimize the need for mechanical ventilation.

We asked experts for measures people can take that may help boost defenses against COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases.

A proof-of-concept study finds some commonly used facial coverings may perform worse than no mask at all.

Lydia Bourouiba, an expert in fluid dynamics and disease transmission at MIT, explains how the physics of sneezes and coughs leads to the spread of respiratory pathogens such as COVID-19.  

Two independent teams identify neuron populations in the mouse brain that regulate the physiological changes associated with torpor.

Unable to break through the water’s surface, tadpoles have a unique workaround for breathing air.

The silicon chips receive and send electrical signals, recreating activity from neurons in the rat brain that play a role in breathing and thinking.

Inhalable particles carrying mRNA make mouse lungs glow.

Alterations to a protein involved in breathing may help explain some cases of sudden infant death syndrome, a study finds.

The results suggest that breathing is orchestrated by three—rather than two—excitatory circuits in the medulla.

This third excitatory network helps to regulate postinspiration.