Experimental Treatment Halts Hypoxic-ischemic Brain Injury In Newborns, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Study Suggests
ScienceDaily (July 29, 2009) — Inhibiting an enzyme in the brains of newborns suffering from oxygen and blood flow deprivation stops a type of brain damage that is a leading cause of cerebral palsy, mental retardation and death, according to researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.