The combined actions of elastin, collagen and surface tension, along with a supporting network of muscles and connective tissues, create lung capacity. This is the total volume of air in the lungs ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My husband is 66 years old and has emphysema that only continues to get worse. Doctors are talking to him about lung volume reduction surgery. What is that and how much benefit can ...

As air pollution in Stockholm has decreased, so has the lung capacity of children and adolescents has improved, a new study reports. The researchers consider the results important, since the lung ...

Your lungs might be telling you something important, but you’re probably not listening. While most of us obsess over wrinkles, memory lapses, or aching joints as signs of aging, we rarely consider our ...

Smoking has been proven to damage your lungs and make asthma symptoms worse. Quitting is the best step for your overall health. When you have asthma, you already have potentially diminished lung ...

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 ...

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 ...