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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

Research image of resting-state functional MRI.
Spectrum

Acetaminophen effects on developing brain organoids; and more

By Jill Adams
13 October 2026 | 1 min read
Cerebellar Purkinje cells.
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Aging biomarkers in autism; and more

By Jill Adams
6 October 2026 | 2 min read
Research image of perineuronal nets.
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Organoids missing the TSC2 gene form rogue astrocytes; and more

By Jill Adams
29 September 2026 | 2 min read
Illustration of an open journal featuring lines of text and small illustrations of eyes and mouths.
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Two populations of neurons, two effects on sociability; and more

By Jill Adams
22 September 2026 | 2 min read
MRI images of malformations of cortical development.
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Additional data suggest changes in diagnostics underlie increases in autism diagnoses, and more

By Jill Adams
15 September 2026 | 2 min read

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