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 ...

New research has found a surprising physical reaction when hearing a baby's cry. Scientists found that hearing an infant in distress activates the autonomic nervous system—the body's unconscious ...

You may have heard people say, 'When you're raising a child, you start to understand the meaning of a baby's cry.' New research has found that a baby's cry when it's in pain can physically heat up an ...

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You know when your baby is happy because they coo at you. When your baby is unhappy, they let you know with a loud wail. You may have even noticed that your baby’s cry sounds different from time to ...

University of Sussex provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Have you ever been sat on a flight with a crying baby in your vicinity, wondering more and more with each successive wail how ...