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Re:An immune molecule can sometimes influence the social beh... by SketchySeaBeast on Friday December 20, 2019 @09:35AM (#21844406)
> The researchers began by studying mice that exhibited behavioral symptoms due to exposure to inflammation during gestation. They injected these mice with a bacterial component called LPS, which induces a fever response, and found that the animals’ social interactions were temporarily restored to normal.

So if you get your kid sick enough you can temporarily pretend they aren't autistic, and really put to the test the idea that anti-vaxxers think autism is worse than being deathly ill?

Re:An immune molecule can sometimes influence the social beh... by Filligree on Friday December 20, 2019 @09:48AM (#21844513)
Calling what happened to those mice "autism" is a massive stretch indeed. I don't see that this research tells us much.
Re:An immune molecule can sometimes influence the social beh... by reportgunner on Friday December 20, 2019 @10:35AM (#21844876)
may or could in the title means won't