Isabel Ruehl

Former news intern
Spectrum

Isabel Ruehl is a former editorial intern at Spectrum. She recently graduated from Columbia Journalism School and, before that, earned an M.Phil. in Health, Medicine and Society from Cambridge University in the United Kingdom.

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Spectrum

By Isabel Ruehl

10 January 2023

5 min read

Several people stand around a comments box that is dispensing speech bubbles in a futuristic digital landscape.

‘Science working as it should’: Autism blood signature study earns open post-publication review

Shortly after the study’s publication, experts critiqued it on PubPeer and other online platforms.

Spectrum

‘Science working as it should’: Autism blood signature study earns open post-publication review

By Isabel Ruehl

10 January 2023 | 5 min read

Spectrum

By Isabel Ruehl

12 December 2022

4 min read

An illustration of doctors examining a larger-than-life DNA strand

Whole-genome trove ties new genes, variants to autism

A massive update to the MSSNG dataset gives qualified researchers ready access to explore autism’s genetic architecture on a cloud-based platform.

Spectrum

Whole-genome trove ties new genes, variants to autism

By Isabel Ruehl

12 December 2022 | 4 min read

Spectrum

By Isabel Ruehl

6 December 2022

5 min read

A map of England displaying autism incidence.

Autism incidence in England varies by ethnicity, class, location

High rates of autism are linked to lower socioeconomic status and minority ethnic groups, according to the largest-ever autism incidence study.

Spectrum

Autism incidence in England varies by ethnicity, class, location

By Isabel Ruehl

6 December 2022 | 5 min read

Spectrum

By Isabel Ruehl

30 November 2022

4 min read

Image displaying impeded interneuron development.

‘Assembloids’ lay bare autism-linked genes that hamper neuron development

The model enables the study of autism-linked genes at the earliest stages of neural development.

Spectrum

‘Assembloids’ lay bare autism-linked genes that hamper neuron development

By Isabel Ruehl

30 November 2022 | 4 min read

Methods

By Isabel Ruehl

26 October 2022

4 min read

Lab-grown ‘embryoids’ offer new window into gene-trait relationships

The developmental models have advantages over natural embryos and other synthetic models, such as organoids, but present technical and ethical challenges.

Methods