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·May 14, 2024·5 min read

Fever Effect May Improve Autism Symptoms

Researchers are exploring how fever can temporarily improve autism symptoms. They aim to understand the cellular and molecular mechanisms behind this "fever effect" to develop therapies that mimic it.

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·January 16, 2019·3 min read

Fever Alters Immune Cells So They Can Better Reach Infections

Researchers shed light on how a fever helps our immune systems fight infection. The study reports high temperature alters surface proteins of lymphocytes, making it easier for them to travel through blood vessels to reach infection sites.

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·October 11, 2017·5 min read

Fever in Early Pregnancy Linked to Birth Defects

Fever suffered during the first trimester of pregnancy can lead to facial deformities and heart defects in the fetus, a new study reveals.

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·June 13, 2017·4 min read

Autism Linked to Fever During Pregnancy

Researchers discover a slightly increased risk of children developing autism if the mother had a fever during the second trimester of pregnancy. However, researchers found no cases of ASD in children of mothers who took ibuprofen to help manage the fever, a new study reports.