Saturday, July 30, 2011

Serotonin May Hold Key to SIDS, Researchers Say

BETHESDA, Md. -- The "happy hormone" serotonin could hold the key to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), US researchers claimed.

Scientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Md., said Thursday that the chemical is the key to breathing and body-temperature control -- thought to be the two main factors that can trigger SIDS, the leading cause of death in babies between the ages of one month and one year.

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