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Jill Adams

Contributing writer

Jill U. Adams is a freelance science journalist based in Albany, New York. She covers health, mental health and biomedical research for such publications as The Transmitter, The Washington Post, Scientific American, Undark and The Scientist. She has a Ph.D. in pharmacology from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Spectrum

Separate neuronal pathways mediate social, attentional behaviors

By Jill Adams
21 July 2026 | 2 min read
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Spectrum

Major ischemic events in autistic people, and more

By Jill Adams
14 July 2026 | 1 min read
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Spectrum

Role of GABA-A receptors in dup15q syndrome, and more

By Jill Adams
23 June 2026 | 2 min read
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Spectrum

Leucovorin saga, and more

By Jill Adams
16 June 2026 | 2 min read
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Spectrum

Key role of interferon 1 in maternal immune activation, and more

By Jill Adams
9 June 2026 | 2 min read

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