Hopes high that Australian drug may stop brain cell death after traumatic births

Sarah-Ann Taylor with her six-year-old son Franklin, who suffered brain injuries during birth. Photo: AAP

Six-year-old Franklin Taylor is a curious, intelligent boy who loves reading about outer space and going for rides on his bicycle.

But his bicycle has had to be specially adapted; while he can read, he can’t turn the pages of a book; and he cannot talk clearly so he communicates through with a specially designed keyboard.