New parents may find their baby's breathing pattern unusual. Babies often breathe irregularly or make strange sounds while doing so. Some variations can be completely normal, but it's important to ...

You might wonder how your baby breathes while still in your womb, surrounded by amniotic fluid. After all, the lungs are not filled with air before birth, and your baby relies entirely on the placenta ...

New findings from the Barwon Infant Study show the pattern of gene activity in babies' noses is strongly linked to their risk of subsequent wheezing illnesses. The research published in the Journal of ...

Children with spina bifida, a malformation of the spinal cord that can lead to mobility impairments and hydrocephalus—a buildup of fluid in the brain—face significant risk of cognitive difficulties ...

Body signals such as heartbeat and breathing accompany us constantly, often unnoticed as background noise of our perception. Even in the earliest years of life, these signals are important as they ...

As humans evolved over many thousands of years, our bodies developed a system to help us when we start running and suddenly need more oxygen. Now, using that innate reflex as inspiration, UCLA ...