Molecules That Fight Infection Also Act on the Brain, Inducing Anxiety or Sociability
April 07, 2025
April 07, 2025
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 7 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news:
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Molecules that fight infection also act on the brain, inducing anxiety or sociability
New research on a cytokine called IL-17 adds to growing evidence that immune molecules can influence behavior during illness.
By Anne Trafton, MIT News
Immune molecules called cytokines play important roles in the body's defense aga . . .
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Molecules that fight infection also act on the brain, inducing anxiety or sociability
New research on a cytokine called IL-17 adds to growing evidence that immune molecules can influence behavior during illness.
By Anne Trafton, MIT News
Immune molecules called cytokines play important roles in the body's defense aga . . .