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Cot death victims make less serotonin

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Mysterious infant deaths linked to chemical deficiency.

Babies killed by sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) — also known as cot death — often have unusually low levels of a critical chemical called serotonin in their brains, researchers have found.

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Ledford, H. Cot death victims make less serotonin. Nature (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2010.49

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