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Re:An immune molecule can sometimes influence the social beh... by eitland on Friday December 20, 2019 @09:23AM (#21844295)
Not too fast, it goes both ways:

> In 2016, they showed that mice born to mothers who experience a severe infection during pregnancy are much more likely to show behavioral symptoms such as deficits in sociability, repetitive behaviors, and abnormal communication.

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Re:An immune molecule can sometimes influence the social beh... by ossworkerrights on Friday December 20, 2019 @09:56AM (#21844582)
My comment is a pun, not a show of support for anti vaxx, not sure why am I getting down-votes.
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Re:An immune molecule can sometimes influence the social beh... by DoofusOfDeath on Friday December 20, 2019 @10:04AM (#21844634)
Posts mainly intended as humor are usually downvoted on HN.
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Re:An immune molecule can sometimes influence the social beh... by hobbio on Friday December 20, 2019 @09:37AM (#21844423)
If vaccination of the child could prevent some baseline level of IL-17a from developing (in offsprings who already suffered the brain degradation in the womb), it could be interesting.

They should look for children who had the risk factor (infected mother) but didn't turn autistic to see if they have the levels elevated. Long shot.

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