The phrenic nerve controls the diaphragm, the dome-shaped muscle that is primarily responsible for breathing. Contraction of the diaphragm expands the lungs and draws air into them. The phrenic nerve ...

New research published today in The Journal of Physiology shows that nitrate improves function in the diaphragm, the muscle involved in coughing and breathing, by improving power. The study done in ...

Author: Jared Cregg, Neurosciences graduate student at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio is first author on the study. His advisor, Jerry Silver, PhD, Professor of ...

Just like any other muscle in the body, the diaphragm can also get “tight.” “Any kind of tightness in the diaphragm can limit the amount of breath we take,” Conroy says. “And it can also lead to ...

Lung volume, a clinical indicator of lung growth and function, is commonly quantified using pulmonary function tests (PFTs) such as spirometry and body plethysmography which measure lung volumes, ...

Lungpacer Medical, a leader in innovative respiratory care neurostimulation technologies, today announced the first six patients enrolled in the groundbreaking STARI (STimulation to Activate ...

Breathing is an involuntary function that most people take for granted each day. However, for many around the world, this function becomes suddenly difficult when one has a phrenic nerve injury, ...