Pulmonary function tests are a group of noninvasive breathing tests that measure how much air your lungs can hold, how quickly you can move air in and out and how efficiently your lungs transfer ...

A breathing test can help people learn how many calories they consume each day and form a plan to lose weight. Many people fail at diets because they don't know how many calories they can consume per ...

Good breathing is at the heart of good health. When asthma or shortness of breath appears, a person might be sent for pulmonary function tests. Arlene Dunlap of Piscataway, N.J. knows those tests well ...

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Breath tests could detect cancer at an early stage, according to a new study using sensors and artificial intelligence.

A patient’s inability to count while holding their breath can be an indication of respiratory distress in myasthenia gravis. A simple breathing and counting exercise may be a meaningful tool to ...

An experimental breath test successfully sorted out type 2 diabetes patients from healthy people, based on their exhalations, Penn State researchers report. File Photo by Arshad Arbab/EPA Detecting ...

Study found that that breath samples from children with asthma could predict intestinal abundance of a bacterium, Eubacterium siraeum, linked to the condition.