Hiccups, scientifically known as singultus, are involuntary diaphragm contractions often triggered by eating or drinking.

"Hearing those words was like a stabbing pain in my heart," baby Melody's mom said of the moment the family learned of the ...

WHEN four-month-old Melody came down with what looked like a harmless cold in April 2025, her parents expected a few days of sniffles. But when her breathing became laboured and she couldn’t ...

During physical activity, working in high stress situations, and sleeping, being a nose breather can improve mood, physical ...

Conservation biologist Brian Gratwicke searches with his team for frogs in Altos de Campana National Park in Panama. Nate ...

Hardcore endurance athletes have tracked the metric for decades, but it is increasingly touted as a measure of fitness and health for the average person.

It's not available yet, but it could lay the groundwork for faster diagnoses and, potentially, additional treatments.

A text analyzing brain-related biomarkers in the blood shows promise for measuring the severity of concussions in teenagers, ...

The Northeastern Pacific Ocean is becoming more acidic faster than other oceans as the water absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and natural processes feed carbon dioxide up from the deep. The ...

More CO2 in the atmosphere is making food crops more caloric, less nutritious and potentially more toxic. If we do not ...

Preliminary data on this year’s carbon emissions reinforces the fact that we need to act as fast as possible to avoid the ...

An elevated blood glucose level one hour after the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) signals a critical metabolic state—even ...