Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an important cause of respiratory disease causing high
rates of hospitalizations in infants, significant morbidity in children and adults, and excess …

The human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV) is the main etiologic agent of severe lower
respiratory tract infections that affect young children throughout the world, associated with …

Because smoking during pregnancy is a major risk factor for late fetal death and the sudden
infant death syndrome, we investigated cardiorespiratory defense mechanisms to hypoxia in …

The term ''apparent life-threatening event''(ALTE) refers to a complex of symptoms that
presents unexpectedly in an infant and is of concern to the caregiver and often cannot be …

Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) accounts for the largest number of deaths during the
first year of life in developed countries. The possible causes of SIDS are numerous and, to …

Gastric reflux, and especially laryngopharyngeal reflux, occur several times a day in every
infant. Most often, this does not pose any problem. However, in certain conditions, the …

Infants in the first 6 months of life and older adults (> 65 years of age) are disproportionately
burdened with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated morbidity and mortality. While …

Arousals from sleep allow sleep to continue in the face of stimuli that normally elicit
responses during wakefulness and also permit awakening to the most urgent information …

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes significant respiratory disease in children
worldwide. For the study of severe RSV disease seen in preterm infants, a suitable animal …

Laryngeal sensitivity in the newborn has been a subject of great interest for both researchers
and clinicians for a number of years. From a clinical standpoint, laryngeal sensitivity is …