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Science Summary

In a study done by the University of Adelaide, it is found that children who died of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) died in ways similar to those who died from asphyxiation. This is breaking research in that of SIDS cases. Previously, much of the research done has not been able to target a cause of SIDS. In our text, we learned that children were at a higher risk for SIDS when they laid on their stomach and had other items in the bed with them (Bee). This article leads to pinpointing what is actually going on in the body of those children that suffer from SIDS. The study compared 176 cases of infant death in trauma, asphyxiation, infection, and drowning to SIDS to target what the death was most similar to (University of Adelaide). In this, researchers found that SIDS was most related to asphyxiation. The mechanism was realized by an APP stain in the brain. The stain does not tell the exact cause, but allows researchers to get much closer to pinpointing the cause of death. This research could apply to real life by having doctors look for these signs in infants. Hopefully, with more research doctors will be able to focus SIDS on one specific mechanism and stop it from happening.

References: University of Adelaide. "New insight into SIDS deaths points to lack of oxygen." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 15 April 2014. .

Bee, Helen. "Pages 95-97." //Lifespan Development//. By Denise Boyd. Sixth ed. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2012. 95-97. Print.

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