'Breakthrough' blood marker for SIDS babies identified

A team of Australian researchers have identified a biochemical marker in the blood that may be used to identify

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A team of Australian researchers have identified a biochemical marker in the blood that may be used to identify

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newborn babies at risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS),

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which could open the way to future interventions that could prevent tragedies.

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Researchers found that SIDS victims had lower levels of an enzyme known as butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) shortly after birth.

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A low level of BChE would cause a sleeping infant to have a difficult

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time waking up or responding to its surroundings.

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Dr. Carmel Harrington of The Children's Hospital at Westmead in

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Australia said in a statement that the research offers hope for the future but also answers for the past.

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