Dear Doctors: I recently started going to a yoga class at our community center. We were doing deep breathing, and it felt like my lungs weren’t filling up as much as they used to. Do your lungs get ...

The lungs are the silent engines of vitality. They breathe life into every cell of the body, yet most people hardly give them the attention they deserve. In today’s fast-paced, polluted environments, ...

‘At least I didn’t faint or vomit’ … Daoust tests his V02 max at Sheffield Hallam University’s Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre.Photograph: Gary Calton/The Guardian Lungs are amazing. There they sit ...

I will never forget the first time I went out for a run with a mask on. I made it less than a mile before I was out of breath and I had to turn around to walk home. It was clear that my lung capacity ...

Mold is a silent threat, often going unnoticed as it quietly harms health. What's concerning is that exposure to mold during early childhood leaves its mark way into adolescence. In a study published ...

Mold is a silent threat, often going unnoticed as it quietly harms health. What's concerning is that exposure to mold during early childhood leaves its mark way into adolescence. In a study published ...

While the rate of adults who smoke is reportedly down to a record low of 11% and fewer adolescents are vaping, children and adults alike are leading more sedentary lifestyles that can pose a variety ...

Q: I recently started going to a yoga class at our community center. We were doing deep breathing, and it felt like my lungs weren't filling up as much as they used to. Do your lungs get less elastic ...

A universal one is age. While lung development concludes at about age 8, our lungs increase in size and capacity as we continue to grow. Lungs reach maturity by about age 20 or 25. About a decade ...