A Potential Biological Cause For Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

... New autopsy data provide the strongest evidence yet that sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is not a "mystery" disease but has a concrete biological basis. In the November 1 issue of JAMA, researchers at Children's Hospital Boston document abnormalities in the brainstem - a part of the brain that regulates breathing, blood pressure, body heat, and arousal - in babies who died from SIDS. [click link for full article] ...