Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) refers to the sudden death of an infant that is under one year old, and which is not explained by other factors. The cause of SIDS is still unknown, but there are ...

Researchers at U.C. San Francisco have found that newborns with an unusual pattern of metabolites in their blood — the byproducts created when the body processes energy — were far more likely to die ...

Stock image of a mobile above a baby's crib. Rates of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome rose 12% between 2020 and 2022, even though overall mortality rates have decreased, according to a new study The ...

For adults, sleep is a mundane activity, and very few sleep-related concerns exist for adults asidefrom the fear of not getting enough of it. For children under the age of one, however, sleep ...

A common household chemical might hold a surprising secret—one that could help prevent sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). In a new paper published in the Journal of Perinatology, researchers at ...

Researchers at UC San Francisco have found that newborns with an unusual pattern of metabolites in their blood – the byproducts created when the body processes energy – were far more likely to die ...