Topic: Cornelius Gross

Investigating Serotonin's Role in SIDS

The leading cause of infant death in developed countries, sudden infant death syndrome, is still largely a medical mystery. Although the researchers do not yet know what prompts these crises, co-author Cornelius Gross speculates that they occur when serotonin activity cannot ramp ...

Podcast Interview >

From the Science Podcast: an interview with Cornelius Gross on the sporadic death in mice with features reminiscent of sudden infant death syndrome. Subscribe to the Science Podcast. The contents of this podcast interview represent the opinion of the author and may ...
New evidence links abnormalities in the brain chemical serotonin to sudden infant deathScientists have new evidence that the brain chemical best known for regulating mood also plays a role in the mystifying killer of seemingly healthy babies sudden infant death syndrome.Autopsied brain ...

Brain chemical may have role in cot death

Cot death strikes infants mysteriously and without warning. Scientists are aiming to be able to pinpoint "which kids are most at risk or most likely to die" and monitor them closely, says Cornelius Gross, a biologist at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory ...