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Jair Bolsonaro, the former right-wing president of Brazil jailed for an attempted coup, suffers maladies both mundane and ...

The 70-year-old had suffered with the spasms for nine months, his wife says, and was already in hospital for hernia surgery.

Sneezing doesn't stop your heart, but it can change its rhythm. During a sneeze, the diaphragm contracts and affects the vagus nerve, which can slow down the heart rate. Sneeze syncope is fainting ...

The wrestling legend died in July aged 71 and his wife Sky Daly has now confirmed his phrenic nerve - which helps the diaphragm contract and expand to allow lungs to inhale and exhale air - was ...

Hulk Hogan's death may have been due to medical malpractice. The wrestling legend passed away last month aged 71 and his wife Sky Daly has now confirmed his phrenic nerve - which helps the diaphragm ...

The wrestling legend passed away last month aged 71 and his wife Sky Daly has now confirmed his phrenic nerve – which helps the diaphragm contract and expand to allow lungs to inhale and exhale air – ...

Breathing exercises help to strengthen the muscles used for breathing, help with the flow of air, and increase the capacity of the lungs. Their role in improving the function of the lungs, the supply ...

Lungpacer Medical announced today that it received FDA investigational device exemption (IDE) to begin a trial for its AeroNova system. The STARI (stimulation to activate respiration) trial evaluates ...

Diaphragmatic pacing is a treatment that improves breathing for people who rely on a mechanical ventilator. It stimulates the phrenic nerve, the nerve in your neck that sends signals to your diaphragm ...

Two years ago. a young medical researcher assisting at an operation near the phrenic nerve (which runs from the brain to the diaphragm), got a new idea from watching a well-known reaction. When ...