Maternal Immune Activation Alters Fetal Brain Development through Interleukin-6 - 0 views
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Nathan Goodyear on 07 Nov 12this study, though in mice, should strike fear in all parents. This study found that the inflammatory biomarker IL-6 was critical in the development of autism and schizophrenia in the mice offspring. Neuro development was altered by inflammation exposure during preganancy. This was from a single injection of IL-6! This in light of recent studies that show that the flu vaccine and other vaccines increase IL-6 production in pregnant mothers. So, why did ACOG promote flu vaccines in pregnancy again?