Sudden infant death syndrome linked to low levels of serotonin
PhysOrg Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:57 PM PST
The brains of infants who die of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) produce low levels of serotonin, a brain chemical that conveys messages between cells and plays a vital role in regulating breathing, heart rate, and sleep, reported researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health. |
3 brain diseases linked by toxic form of same neural protein
PhysOrg Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:57 PM PST
For the first time, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have found that three different degenerative brain disorders are linked by a toxic form of the same protein. The protein, called Elk-1, was found in clumps of misshaped proteins that are the hallmarks of Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and Huntington's disease. |
Three Brain Diseases Linked by Toxic Form of Same Neural Protein
Newswise Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:35 PM PST
Researchers have found that three different degenerative brain disorders are linked by a toxic form of the same protein. Elk-1 was found in clumps of misshaped proteins that are the hallmarks of Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and Huntington's disease. This suggests a molecular link between the presence of inclusions and neuronal loss that is shared across a spectrum of ... |
SIDS linked to low levels of serotonin
EurekAlert! Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:33 PM PST
( NIH/National Institute of Child Health and Human Development ) The brains of infants who die of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) produce low levels of serotonin, a brain chemical that conveys messages between cells and plays a vital role in regulating breathing, heart rate, and sleep, reported researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health. |
Sudden Infant Death Tied to Brain Chemical Alert for Breathing
Bloomberg Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:26 PM PST
Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The sudden death of sleeping infants may be linked to lower levels of the brain chemical serotonin, which plays a part in regulating breathing and heart rate during slumber, a study found. |
Brain chemical serotonin may play role in SIDS: U.S. study
Canada.com Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:25 PM PST
After two decades of work, and in a finding that could help explain why some babies die mysteriously in their sleep, a Boston doctor and her collaborators believe they have evidence that abnormally low levels of a chemical in the brain that helps control breathing during sleep plays a role in causing sudden infant death syndrome. |
Conflicting details from witnesses
The Brockville Recorder and Times Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:24 PM PST
Ken Gottfried told a court on Monday he remembers someone confronting him outside the downtown Brockville Pizza Pizza, but little else about a May 2008 incident that left him with a brain injury.[...] |
Brain chemical found lacking in SIDS babies
The Suncoast News Pasco Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:19 PM PST
In 1994, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development launched Back to Sleep, a campaign aimed at reducing the number of sudden infant death syndrome cases by encouraging parents and caregivers to make sure infants sleep only on their backs. In the intervening 15 years, the U.S. SIDS rate has been more than halved. Newly published research is providing a possible neurochemical ... |
Serotonin May Be Key to Sudden Infant Deaths
HealthDay via Yahoo! News Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:02 PM PST
TUESDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Lack of the brain chemical serotonin may be crucial to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), new research finds. |
Baby brain 'all in the mind': study
ABC via Yahoo!7 News Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:45 PM PST
A new study has suggested the so called 'baby brain' forgetfulness in pregnant women may be all in the mind. |
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