“As natural as breathing,” they say, about this and that, but not everyone gets to take this part of one’s life for granted. We never stop breathing, even when asleep, but this can prove very ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that not getting enough sleep is linked with many chronic diseases and conditions, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, obesity and depression ...

Persistent exhaustion is often blamed on stress, workload, or poor sleep, but a growing body of research points to something more basic: how you breathe. Subtle shifts in breathing mechanics can ...

That feeling of not being able to catch your breath can be frightening, yet many dismiss it as simply being out of shape or stressed. Medical experts caution that persistent breathing difficulties ...

Experts reveal symptoms that strike during nighttime rest and what those signs might mean for your health.

If you've been a victim of your partner's loud snoring and have often contemplated leaving them for this reason, then hold your horses. This is because your chances of ending up with another partner ...

Effective regulation of breathing pattern is essential for many different mammalian processes such as energy production, metabolic regulation and even speech. Researchers have recently discovered that ...

Sleep apnea often goes untreated because it doesn’t look the way most people expect it to. Many imagine loud, disruptive snoring or dramatic gasping in the middle of the night. For many others, though ...

Catathrenia: Parasomnia or Breathing Disorder? Individuals with catathrenia experience a moaning, groaning, or high-pitched squeak during sleep. The bed partner will be the first one to complain of ...

Sleep apnea can occur when breathing is interrupted while sleeping. There are different types of sleep apnea: Central sleep apnea happens when the brain fails to send signals to muscles that control ...

Children with spina bifida, a malformation of the spinal cord that can lead to mobility impairments and hydrocephalus—a buildup of fluid in the brain—face significant risk of cognitive difficulties ...