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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 activity in a human brain.
Spectrum

Developmental delay patterns differ with diagnosis; and more

By Jill Adams
15 April 2025 | 2 min read
Research image of neural progenitor cells in mice.
Spectrum

Changes in autism scores across childhood differ between girls and boys

By Jill Adams
8 April 2025 | 2 min read
Illustration of an open journal featuring lines of text and small illustrations of eyes and mouths.
Spectrum

Autism traits, mental health conditions interact in sex-dependent ways in early development

By Jill Adams
1 April 2025 | 2 min read
Research image of protein synthesis in mice.
Spectrum

NIH neurodevelopmental assessment system now available as iPad app

By Jill Adams
25 March 2025 | 2 min read
Research image of mouse brains showing altered migration of upper-layer neurons.
Spectrum

Restoring excitation-inhibition balance in a mouse model of autism; and more

By Jill Adams
18 March 2025 | 2 min read

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