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• Whitehead Institute Researchers Reframe Sickness Behaviors as Integrated Survival Strategies Within the Brain-Immune Axis

  Published: May 1, 2026

  Section: Medical News

  A new perspective published in Trends in Immunology suggests that common symptoms of illness, such as fatigue and loss of appetite, are not mere side effects but coordinated immune...

• Whitehead Institute Researchers Propose Sickness Behavior as a Coordinated Whole-Organism Immune Strategy for Survival

  Published: May 1, 2026

  Section: Mental Health

  A new perspective published in Trends in Immunology suggests that common symptoms like fatigue and loss of appetite are integrated immune responses rather than mere side effects of...

• Why We Feel ‘Sick’: MIT’s Zuri Sullivan Decodes the Brain-Immune Connection Behind Infection Symptoms

  Published: Feb 26, 2026

  Section: Health

  Zuri Sullivan, a new assistant professor of biology at MIT and a core member of the Whitehead Institute, is pioneering research into the biological mechanisms of sickness. In an in...