Pulmonary function tests are a group of noninvasive breathing tests that measure how much air your lungs can hold, how quickly you can move air in and out and how efficiently your lungs transfer ...

Deepening of the inner Savannah harbor is getting closer to a start with testing of a required environmental mitigation project now underway. The mitigation project includes testing of a dissolved ...

Hardcore endurance athletes have tracked the metric for decades, but it is increasingly touted as a measure of fitness and ...

VO2 max is an intimidating word for an easy-to-understand biometric: It’s how well your body uses oxygen when you push yourself. Short for “maximal oxygen uptake,” it’s been the gold standard for ...

A test that measures oxygen levels in newborns can detect "critical" congenital heart disease, but there are variables involved with the test that require more study before it is adopted for universal ...

The innovative device, designed by a researcher at the MU College of Engineering, will be tested at MU Women’s and Children’s Hospital and a children’s hospital in Pensacola, Florida. The consequences ...