Learn why shortness of breath may be the body sending a final SOS and how taking the quiet symptom seriously could help lower ...

Bad breath can be uncomfortable, but it can be particularly frustrating to realize that your breath smells like urine. There are a number of different causes that can lead your breath to smell like ...

Shortness of breath, or dyspnea, occurs when a person feels that they are unable, or less able than usual, to take enough air into the lungs. The sensation of shortness of breath is subjective. For ...

Scientists explored how repeated breath-holding impacts the body. A study found that practicing breath-holding techniques ...

Morning breath stems from natural bacterial activity when saliva production slows overnight. While typically harmless and ...

Hydrogen breath tests are a diagnostic tool that doctors use to identify small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), lactose intolerance, and other digestive conditions. The test measures the amount ...

Everyone’s breath has felt not-so-fresh every now and again. But what does it mean when your breath smells like… mothballs? Bad breath (halitosis) is a common problem that affects around 50 percent of ...

University of Texas at Dallas researchers have developed biosensor technology that, when combined with artificial ...

A new study shows that it may be possible to diagnose type 1 diabetes in kids even before the onset of severe illness. Currently, about one in four kids with type 1 diabetes don’t know they have it ...

Extreme breath-holding like that practiced by free divers may have usefulness in the clinic. A new study shows that breast cancer patients can be trained to hold their breath for five minutes, though ...

Scientists used drones to sample the breath of whales and showed that the microbes in that breath track the animals’ health.