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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.

From this contributor

Mouse brain slices.
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Cortical evolution, ZBTB18, and more

By Jill Adams
31 March 2026 | 2 min read
Research image of zebrafish brains.
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Infant Brain Imaging Study findings, and more

By Jill Adams
24 March 2026 | 2 min read
Illustration of an open journal featuring lines of text and small illustrations of eyes and mouths.
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Leucovorin, long-read sequencing, and more

By Jill Adams
17 March 2026 | 2 min read
Research figure depicting variation across the alpha subunit of the Nav1.2 sodium channel.
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Portfolio of SCN2A gene variants, and more

By Jill Adams
10 March 2026 | 2 min read
Research image of mice brains.
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Autism in old age, and more

By Jill Adams
3 March 2026 | 1 min read

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Even though one set of experiments did not hold up, the authors stand by the original conclusions of the work and plan to resubmit it as a new paper.

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