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Scientists find the key to cot deathsBy Nigel Hawkes, Health Editor   It is hoped that babies with the brain abnormality that leads to cot death may be identified by a scan in the womb   SCIENTISTS believe that they have found the underlying cause of cot death, a condition that claims the lives of hundreds of babies every year.  Research into dozens of infant fatalities identified as the result of sudden infant death syndrome showed that the victims had a brain abnormality that prevents the detection of insufficient oxygen levels in the body. As a result, babies with...

LONDON (Reuters Health) - Many apparently healthy adults may be dying unexpectedly in a grown-up version of the "cot death" phenomenon, British researchers said on Friday. In Yahoo! Health Colon Cancer:Katie Couric supports Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month More from Yahoo! Health: • Get the Facts • Early Detection • Catch it Early • Email A Friend The British Heart Foundation said a study showed that the number of adults who collapse and die suddenly without explanation could be "much greater than is recorded in official statistics." Like sudden infant death syndrome, such deaths should be labeled "sudden adult death syndrome,"...