Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Linked to Serotonin
March 15th 2006A University of Chicago professor explains his findings that serotonin induces gasping in oxygen-deprived infants. These results will probably not lead to Prozac prescriptions for babies, but they could be used to find a genetic marker for SIDS risk down the road.
Advisory Committee Recommends Tysabri Return
March 15th 2006The recommendation shows traditional risk-benefit analysis is still working, experts say. But they also believe the Tysabri saga illustrates a trend towards increased use of advisory committees and requirements for drug mechanism data.