Organisms respire in order to obtain oxygen and get rid of carbon dioxide. Oxygen drives cellular metabolism, the process in which glucose from food is converted to usable energy resources in the form of adenosine triphosphate, (ATP). Carbon dioxide is...

Respiration is the physiological process that produces high-energy molecules such as adenosine triphosphate (ATP). The high-energy compounds become the fuel for the various manufacturing and growth processes of the cell. Respiration involves the...

Respiration can be defined simply as breathing, or more specifically, as the physical and chemical processes by which oxygen is assimilated into a living organism and carbon dioxide and water are given off. The mechanics of breathing and its function...

Respiration is the metabolic process by which living organisms produce needed energy by the controlled oxidation of nutrients, such as carbohydrates. In the enzyme-controlled process, sequenced reactions slowly release the energy (essentially, the...

Respiration is a term used in biochemistry, biology and...

An Italian judge rejected a paralyzed man's request to be removed from a respirator Saturday, ruling that the law does not permit the denial of lifesaving care and urging lawmakers to confront the issue.Piergiorgio Welby, whose body has been devastated by muscular dystrophy, had pleaded...

Italian prosecutors on Tuesday cleared a physician who disconnected the respirator of a paralyzed man who had sought to die, in a victory for supporters of the right-to-die campaign in the Roman Catholic nation, a patients advocate group said.In December, Dr. Mario Riccio assisted in...

Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad underwent surgery to clean a wound infection following a recent bypass operation, a hospital statement said Sunday.Mahathir's son, Mukhriz, separately told The Associated Press that his father is on respirator but in a stable condition. "It's just a temporary...

An Italian medical board on Thursday cleared a physician who disconnected the respirator of a paralyzed man who had sought to die, in the latest development of a case that split Italy.Dr. Mario Riccio in December assisted in the death of Piergiorgio Welby, a 60-year-old...