If the sound of a baby crying gets you red in the face, you're not just imagining things. A new study has found that an infant's cries – particularly those that signal pain – really do trigger a hot ...

Babies squeal and growl in distinct "clustering" patterns throughout the first year of life, reveals new research. The early vocal attempts are key to speech development, say scientists. The ...

Baby talk isn't just cute—it could play a vital role in helping infants learn the sounds of their language, new research from ...

We all use baby talk when we babble with bundles of joy, but does how we talk to infants vary across cultures? The answer seems to be yes and no. "Some cultures talk more or less to babies, some not ...

Newborns cannot blow their noses, and they are not great at breathing through their mouths either—so even a little mucus can sound dramatic. Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, shares what is normal when ...