Blood marker identified for babies at risk of SIDS hailed as 'breakthrough' - Devdiscourse

BChE plays a major role in the brain's arousal pathway, and low levels would reduce a sleeping infant's ability to wake up or respond to its environment. This is the first evidence "that babies who succumb to SIDS are different from birth," study leader Dr. …

A team of Australian researchers have identified a biochemical marker in the blood that could help identify newborn babies at risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), a breakthrough they said cr… [+2958 chars]

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