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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Brain Gene Registry; neurite density; income disparities in autism diagnoses
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 29 April.
Brain Gene Registry; neurite density; income disparities in autism diagnoses
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Jill Adams
30 April 2024 | 2 min read
Anxiety and CHD8; TBR1 protein; NIH ECHO program
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 22 April.
TRIO gene; left-handedness; gender diversity
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 15 April.
Fragile X syndrome; DNMT3A gene; SHANK3 transcriptome
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 8 April.
Fragile X syndrome; DNMT3A gene; SHANK3 transcriptome
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Jill Adams
9 April 2024 | 2 min read
PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome; arginine vasopressin; self-harm assessment tools
Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 1 April.
PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome; arginine vasopressin; self-harm assessment tools
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Jill Adams
2 April 2024 | 2 min read
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