You wake at 3 a.m., spoon in hand, and feel a wave of emotion over something as small as mashed potatoes - and you wonder if that makes you unhinged. You're not losing your mind; you're experiencing ...

It’s hard to relax when times are uncertain, world events move at an unsettling speed and news headlines are grim. All that stress takes a toll on the body, especially the heart. Mental health experts ...

Takanori Takebe is on a mission to find out if people can breathe through their butts. As a medical doctor and stem cell biologist, Takebe spends most of his time trying to develop lab-made livers to ...

Scientists have discovered that most chronic fatigue patients experience dysfunctional breathing, which may worsen their symptoms. The likely culprit is dysautonomia, a disruption in how the body ...

Warning: This article contains spoilers from the Demon Slayer manga! Koyoharu Gotouge’s Weekly Shonen Jump hit manga Demon Slayer has one of the most unique power systems in an action series. While ...

Here’s one type of breathing that you could eventually get behind, so to speak—a way to essentially breathe through your butt. It would involve squirting an oxygen-carrying liquid up your butt to then ...

Get a breath of this not-so-fresh air. Japanese and US researchers have developed a groundbreaking treatment for people who can’t breathe through their lungs — by delivering oxygen where the sun doesn ...

Last year, a group of researchers won the 2024 Ig Nobel Prize in Physiology for discovering that many mammals are capable of breathing through their anus. But as with many Ig Nobel awards, there is a ...

When you’re stressed at work, overthinking on a plane, or feeling mildly panicked before a first date, you might catch yourself taking quick, uneven breaths. Before you know it, you’re lightheaded — ...

Dana Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and mind-body coach in professional sports. She is also the author of “Practical Solutions for Back Pain ...

Stress takes a toll on the mind and the heart. It can impact heart function at a molecular level, triggering increased inflammation and “leading to the release of harmful molecules that contribute to ...

Take a second to mentally scan your body and assess your stress levels. Are your shoulders raised? Your jaw clenched? Are you kind of holding your breath, especially as you think about your ...