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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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Neurophysiologic distinction between autism and schizophrenia; and more

By Jill Adams
22 July 2025 | 1 min read
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Altered transcription in dup15q syndrome; and more

By Jill Adams
15 July 2025 | 2 min read
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Rise in autism prevalence but not traits; and more

By Jill Adams
8 July 2025 | 2 min read
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Altered visual processing in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome; and more

By Jill Adams
17 June 2025 | 2 min read
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Convergent effects of autism-linked genes in zebrafish; and more

By Jill Adams
10 June 2025 | 2 min read

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