Cooling treatments can reduce brain damage caused by birth asphyxia
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 17:07
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- Brain damage caused by lack of oxygen at birth could be avoided for over 100 babies a year in the UK if infants are given cooling treatment within the first six hours of life, according to the largest study of its kind by scientists from the University of Bristol and colleagues from across the UK.