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Researchers Find Clue to SIDS Early Detection

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the which-of-these-things-is-not-like-the-other dept.

SpaceAdmiral writes "The Globe and Mail is reporting that scientists have found babies who die from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) tend to have an abnormality in their brain stem. By linking SIDS to a biological cause, it may now be possible to test for the abnormality and treat babies at risk of SIDS."

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  1. Damn scientists. by grub · · Score: 0, Troll


    Why do scientists have to ruin everything, can't they just relax and laugh at SIDS like everybody else?


    Damn I'm going to burn for that.

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    Trolling is a art,
  2. Abnormality... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 0, Troll

    I thought everyone knew that Anonymous Cowards caused the Slashdot Instant Death Syndrome when they associate with normal people outside of their basement environment.

  3. I may be heartless... by Transcendent · · Score: 0, Troll

    ...but what ever happened to natural selection? I see modern science totally mucking up the gene pool.

    Oh well, hopefully gene therapy will be here sooner than later to fix it.