Neonatal HIE is characterized by neurological dysfunction resulting from inadequate oxygen and blood flow to the brain near the time of birth. Therapeutic hypothermia is an established therapy in ...

Hypothermia led to significantly better survival rates and neurological outcomes in patients ... implementation of a therapeutic hypothermia protocol at a teaching hospital in Seattle.

This discovery could lead to controlled hypothermia in humans. "If we had a mechanism that allows us to transform humans into hibernating animals, we could achieve and control therapeutic ...