Researchers have discovered a fundamental mechanism that affects the size of the pupil, namely our breathing. The study shows that the pupil is smallest during inhalation and largest during exhalation ...

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From “breathwork recipes” to breathing techniques, many social media and health websites are recommending breathwork to reduce stress. But breathwork is not new. Rather it is the latest in a long ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered a fundamental mechanism that affects the size of the pupil, namely our breathing. The study, published in the Journal of Physiology, ...