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Brianna Abbott is a freelance health and science reporter based in Rhode Island, covering neuroscience, cancer, the business of medicine and more. Her stories have appeared in publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Medscape and Cancer Today.
The updated, more precise definition used in a CDC study includes adaptive scores.
The chimeric mice could help untangle the biology of human brain development or conditions such as autism.
The approach uses a protein found in fruit flies to ferry the gene editor Cas9 into muscle cells.
The project is helping to fill critical gaps in the genetic underpinnings of autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions.
A customizable Styrofoam mold minimizes head movements during brain scans, enabling researchers to produce clearer images.
The European Animal Research Association's Patient Discovery Project connects researchers with people who have the conditions they study. The learning goes both ways.
The European Animal Research Association's Patient Discovery Project connects researchers with people who have the conditions they study. The learning goes both ways.
A more complex picture of how an animal’s brain tracks its location is starting to emerge.
A more complex picture of how an animal’s brain tracks its location is starting to emerge.
The animal has a brain structure all its own, according to a 2026 preprint. The finding hints that brains could have evolved centralization before regionalization.
The animal has a brain structure all its own, according to a 2026 preprint. The finding hints that brains could have evolved centralization before regionalization.