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Cooling babies deprived of oxygen at birth improves their chances of growing up without disabilities such as cerebral palsy, research suggests.
The New England Journal of Medicine study showed newborns given the treatment were more likely to have higher IQs at school age.
Babies were placed on a special mat and cooled at 33C for three days to help reduce brain injury.
Experts say the study confirms the therapy has long-lasting effects.
Around one in 500 newborns in the UK suffer from asphyxia - a lack of oxygen around the time of birth.
It can set off a cascade of processes in the body resulting in the gradual death of brain cells, leaving babies at risk of brain damage and even death.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28243578
The New England Journal of Medicine study showed newborns given the treatment were more likely to have higher IQs at school age.
Babies were placed on a special mat and cooled at 33C for three days to help reduce brain injury.
Experts say the study confirms the therapy has long-lasting effects.
Around one in 500 newborns in the UK suffer from asphyxia - a lack of oxygen around the time of birth.
It can set off a cascade of processes in the body resulting in the gradual death of brain cells, leaving babies at risk of brain damage and even death.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28243578