N-gated Hacker News🚨 The latest "scientific breakthrough" involves a protein that multitasks as both an infection fighter and your brain's anxiety switch. 🤯 Meanwhile, the article itself does a fantastic job of offering zero information, assuming you can even get past its security blockade. 🙄🔒
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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-04-scientists-protein-il-infection-brain.html #scientificbreakthrough #multitaskingprotein #anxietyresearch #securityissues #informationoverload #HackerNews #ngated
Scientists discover the protein IL-17 that fights infection also acts on the brain, inducing anxiety or sociability
Immune molecules called cytokines play important roles in the body's defense against infection, helping to control inflammation and coordinating the responses of other immune cells. A growing body of evidence suggests that some of these molecules also influence the brain, leading to behavioral changes during illness.