New insight into SIDS deaths points to lack of oxygen

Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - 02:51 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have shed new light onto the possible causes of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), which could help to prevent future loss of children's lives. In a world-first study, researchers have found that telltale signs in the brains of babies that have died of SIDS are remarkably similar to those of children who died of accidental asphyxiation.

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