Your baby's newborn reflexes – called developmental reflexes or primitive reflexes – are survival instincts triggered by ...

The Moro reflex is a protective "primitive reflex" seen in healthy babies up to 6 months old. A baby's arms quickly extend away from the body with palms up and fingers splayed apart, and then retract ...

We all have reflexes. They are a type of involuntary movement or action that occurs in response to a stimulus. When you go to the doctor and they hit your knee with a light hammer, your leg ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My question concerns a subject I’ve not seen addressed in your column. My essential tremor is accompanied by an exaggerated startle response. The least sound makes me jump. I take 10 ...

We all jump at an unexpected noise or touch, but in some people, this startle response is exaggerated, and can cause falls and even death. Now, researchers in the United Kingdom have found new genes ...