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SIDS Linked to Abnormal Brain Biology
Faulty serotonin system keeps babies from arousing as they should, researchers report

Study Suggests New Link Between Air Pollution and Infant Deaths
While risk is fairly small, researchers say finding is troubling

Study Supports Screening Babies for Heart-Rhythm Defect
Dangerous 'long QT syndrome' is often mistaken for SIDS, experts say

Pacifiers Can Ease Parents’ Minds, Too
They help ward off Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, studies find

Heart Genes Could Help Explain SIDS
Defective DNA common in autopsied cardiac tissue, researchers say

Health Tip: Reduce Your Child’s Risk of SIDS
Avoid placing your baby in certain situations

Serotonin Levels Tied to SIDS
Infants can't gasp and wake themselves up, researchers speculate

Gene Variant Raises SIDS Risk for Black American Infants
Babies with two copies of the gene are 24 times more likely to die from SIDS, researchers say

Pacifiers Prevent SIDS Deaths: Study
They cut the risk of mortality by 90 percent, researchers find

Pacifier Use May Help Prevent SIDS
This and other recommendations included in new SIDS guidelines