Understanding the molecular mechanisms of ‘sickness behavior' could open new avenues for treating anxiety and depression.

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Even in the case of uncomplicated infections, the body prepares itself early on for the possibility of a more severe course. A research team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Helmholtz ...

Alterations in immunometabolic pathways represent one of the hallmarks of numerous diseases. With the emergence of ...

Even in the case of uncomplicated infections, the body prepares itself early on for the possibility of a more severe course. A research team has now uncovered this mechanism. The scientists showed ...

New research reveals that the immune molecule IL-17 can influence behavior by acting directly on specific regions of the brain.

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Dr. Adam Ratner has heard a lot of myths and misunderstandings about measles in his decades as a New York City pediatric ...

With every bite of food we take, our intestinal immune system must make a big decision. Tasked with defending us from foreign pathogens, these exquisitely sensitive cells somehow distinguish friend ...

With every bite of food we take, our intestinal immune system must make a big decision. Tasked with defending us from foreign pathogens, these exquisitely sensitive cells somehow distinguish friend ...