SIDS And Brain Chemical Imbalance Linked In Mice

 04.07.2008 04:18   medicalnewstoday.com

New research from Italy that is based on studies in mice found that Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) may be linked to an imbalance in the brain signalling chemical serontonin that regulates heartbeat and breathing, and if shown to be true of humans could point to a way to identify babies at risk of SIDS.

World Neurology