Last week, a new study about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) went viral after news headlines and social media posts proclaimed that scientists had discovered the root cause of the condition. And a press release describing the research asser
SIDS has been linked to issues with arousal, or the process by which the body transitions from sleep to wakefulness.
"We … decided to test the chemistry of one aspect of the autonomic nervous system, the cholinergic system which, from prior research, is known to play a role in arousal," Harrington said.The nerve cells of the cholinergic system use a chemical messenger called acetylcholine to communicate, and BCheE serves as one of the key enzymes that helps produce ACh.
The team also analyzed dried blood samples from 30 babies that later died of other unexpected causes, as well as about 550 healthy babies that survived infancy.
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