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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 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.
A new method enables researchers to plot activity in the zebrafish brain's system for spatial orientation and balance.
A new resource details the protein-coding portions of the genomes of 36 popular mouse strains.
A transparent set of electrodes enables researchers to simultaneously record electrical signals and visualize neurons in the brains of awake mice.
Sensory traits and restricted and repetitive behaviors are best understood as distinct but related characteristics, the new work suggests.
Sensory traits and restricted and repetitive behaviors are best understood as distinct but related characteristics, the new work suggests.
Trauma researchers need professional norms that allow brief, humane acknowledgment when acute trauma directly affects a scientific community.
Trauma researchers need professional norms that allow brief, humane acknowledgment when acute trauma directly affects a scientific community.
Shifting the focus of equity initiatives from identity categories to structural barriers can reveal overlooked challenges and increase support and participation worldwide.
Shifting the focus of equity initiatives from identity categories to structural barriers can reveal overlooked challenges and increase support and participation worldwide.