You’ve most likely heard of the rib cage. Everyone has one, but what does the rib cage do, exactly? The rib cage is also known as the thoracic cage, and the primary rib cage function is to protect the ...

Smog season tests the lungs every single day. Fine particles hang in the air and quietly irritate airways. Many people focus ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is breathing from your belly beneficial? If so, can you explain why and how to do it? ANSWER: From the day you're born, you know how to breathe correctly. That means letting the ...

You do it 20,000 times a day without a single thought and it powers the body’s 15 trillion cells. The impulse to breathe is both automatic - like digestion, our bodies perform the process without us ...