London: Infants born with oxygen loss who are given an innovative therapy that lowers their entire body temperature by four degrees within the first six hours of life, have a better chance of survival and lower incidence of brain injury, according to a report in the October 13 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The team, led by Seetha Shankaran, M.D., at Wayne State University studied the effect of hypothermia or reduced body temperature, in full-term infants with asphyxia and related complications at birth. The Neonatal Research Network will also follow the children until they reach age six or seven, to compare the incidence of health problems or learning difficulties.