Since we're talking mice (clickbait headline...sigh) and fever, I'll mention that this jogged my memory about a connection made in the past few years between fe

Since we're talking mice (clickbait headline...sigh) and fever, I'll mention that this jogged my memory about a connection made in the past few years between fever and the temporary alleviation of autism symptoms. > 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. https://hms.harvard.edu/news/cracking-fever-autism-mystery https://hms.harvard.edu/news/cracking-fever-autism-mystery