What do catching our breath, diving underwater and singing a tune all have in common? They all require us to take a deep breath, which supplies us with enough oxygen to perform other activities. We don’t usually give much thought to breathing, but we definitely notice if it gets interrupted.
The posts below touch on what happens when we breathe, a process that starts the moment we are born, and how it affects other parts of our body.
- Ground-breaking Cystic Fibrosis Treatment Is a Testament to Basic Research
- How Do We Know When to Take Another Breath?
- Breathe Deep to Explore the Heart’s Physiology
- Time to Breathe
- The Iceman: Wim Hof Is a Real-life Superhero
- Pumpkins: Orange, Tasty and Good for Your Health
- Maybe She’s Born with It: Genetics Give Competitive Swimmers Their Edge
- When Sleep Problems Get in the Way of Your Greatness
- Did You Know?: A Muscle May Increase Pneumonia in Older People
- Spotlight On: Tuberculosis
- 2017’s 10 Most-read Posts
- Research and Education Help Babies Born Too Early
- The Trouble with E-Cigs: Why They May Pose More Harm than Good
- Why Does Air Pollution Affect More Women than Men?
- When Hormones Take Your Breath Away
- Spinal Cord Injury: Let’s Clear the Air(ways)
- April Showers Bring May Flowers—and Sneezes
- Bring on Winter! (But Stay Safe and Healthy)
- Nanoparticles: A High-Tech Solution for Lung Cancer Treatment
- Keeping Up with the Highland Natives
- A 10,000-Foot View from the ALMA Observatory in Atacama
- Physiology for the Armchair Scientist
- In Santiago, What’s Smog Got to Do with It?
- Pop Quiz: Test Your Physiology Knowledge!
- The Antioxidant-Activity Connection
- Of Ice Swims and Mountain Marathons (and So Much More)
- Stack the Deck against the Flu
- Why Do You Gasp for Air on a Cold Winter’s Day?
- How Long Can You Hold Your Breath? The Dangers of Freediving
- Bee-ware the Cause of Childhood Asthma