Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

I’ve been using a white noise machine since my son was born. It helps him sleep. Is that bad? Could it affect his hearing? Many American households turn to white noise machines to help their children ...

If your baby often struggles to drift off to sleep, baby white noise could be just the sleep aid your little one needs. White noise is the name given to relaxing sounds that can help turn on a calming ...

Despite the term “sleep like a baby,” newborns are not good sleepers. They typically must eat every couple of hours, at least at first; they poop in their diapers, which is uncomfortable for them and ...

White noise machines have become something of a miracle-worker for parents who want nothing more than to get a good night’s sleep. The premise is simple: you turn the machine on while your baby is ...

Why is white noise white? What would orange or purple noise sound like? According to novelist Janet Fitch, “You can’t describe a color without synesthesia” (Fitch). To a large degree, the same holds ...

Can Fungi Really Unleash a Zombie Apocalypse? Now, in this new study published in the journal Biology Letters, scientists examined if the fungus Trichoderma harzianum benefited from similar sonic ...