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NEWS ABOUT: fever

fever stories: 4 news summaries

China's H1N1 Quarantines Trap Healthy Travelers

Slight temp, runny nose enough to get you a 3-day forced hospital stay

May 29, 09 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Now might not be the best time to visit China: the country's aggressive swine flu screening policies have kept even healthy travelers in isolation, the Washington Post reports. One Virginia man was deemed a threat to public health and quarantined for three days because he got off a plane with... More »

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China • public health • quarantine • fever • swine flu • H1N1 virus

 Docs Track Autism 
 to Brain's Fever Center 

Batch of neurons may be key to treatment

Apr 7, 09 12:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mulling over the evidence that the symptoms of autistic children recede during a fever—long reported by parents and confirmed by a study 2 years ago—two New York doctors had a “eureka moment,” seeing that link as a clue to treating the condition, Time reports. The same... More »

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autism • brain • medical treatment • fever • neurotransmitter • neurons

Fevers Offer Clues to Autism

Studies show symptoms recede when kids have high temperatures

Dec 4, 07 4:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Fevers may alleviate symptoms of autism, including repetitive movements, irritability, and hyperactivity, a recent study shows. The findings confirm what parents have long observed, fueling the hypothesis that heat affects neurotransmitters in the brain that are somehow involved in autism. The research could lead to clues to a cure for... More »

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autism • children • neurological disorder • fever

Scientists Find Fever Trigger in Mice

Discovery of hormone receptor in brain could lead to targeted treatment

Aug 6, 07 7:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Researchers have discovered a fever trigger in lab mice and succeeded in switching it off by removing specific hormone receptors in a tiny spot in the brain. The study is likely to lead to the development of  drugs efficiently targeted to controlling fever, Reuters reports. The trigger is one of... More »

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medical research • neuroscience • fever

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