As industries seek ways to reduce emissions while maintaining productivity, scientists are developing systems that can ...

Some muscles get all the glory. Bodybuilders show off their swollen triceps; sprinters flash their sharp-edged calves. But deep inside all of us, a sheet of muscle does heroic work in obscurity. In ...

Four new reviews shed light on CHD by describing the diversity of the condition, exploring potential ways of treating it, using animal models to discover which genes play a role in diaphragm ...

To breathe normally, people need more than just healthy lungs. A diaphragm - the large muscle that creates a vacuum to draw air into their lungs - is also crucial. Birth defects in the diaphragm, such ...

University of Georgia researchers discovered a specific gene known as Ndst1 may be strongly associated with the development of a deadly birth defect called congenital diaphragmatic hernia, or CDH.

HIGHLAND, Kansas (WPVI) -- COVID-19 has created long-term health problems for some Americans. It left a Kansas dad barely able to breathe without excruciating pain. Fortunately, he found a solution in ...

The diaphragm, a shelf of muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity, is critical to sustaining life. A life-threatening birth defect known as congenital diaphragmatic hernia ...