Taylor White

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Taylor White is a former editorial intern at Spectrum and a graduate student at New York University’s Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program. Taylor writes about public health and technology. She has a B.S. in biology with minor in journalism from Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts.

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By Taylor White

9 December 2020

3 min read

Proteome map identifies more than 90 percent of all human proteins

Researchers expand on the already enormous progress made on the Human Proteome Project

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Proteome map identifies more than 90 percent of all human proteins

By Taylor White

9 December 2020 | 3 min read

Spectrum

By Taylor White

3 December 2020

4 min read

Infant in hospital blankets undergoes a hearing test.

Infant hearing test might be sound predictor of autism

Babies who are later diagnosed with autism have a sluggish brain response to sound on a universal newborn hearing screen.

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Infant hearing test might be sound predictor of autism

By Taylor White

3 December 2020 | 4 min read

Spectrum

By Taylor White

18 November 2020

3 min read

Test gauges autistic children’s verbal abilities in natural settings

An interactive assessment allows clinicians and researchers to evaluate an autistic child's use of language in everyday social situations.

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Test gauges autistic children’s verbal abilities in natural settings

By Taylor White

18 November 2020 | 3 min read

Spectrum

By Taylor White

27 October 2020

5 min read

Illustration shows young woman surrounded by the confusion of puberty and body changes.

Puberty may arrive early for some autistic girls

Girls with autism tend to start puberty earlier than their peers do, which may intensify their social difficulties and put them at an increased risk for bullying and mental health conditions such as depression.

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Puberty may arrive early for some autistic girls

By Taylor White

27 October 2020 | 5 min read

Spectrum

By Taylor White

16 October 2020

5 min read

Mother and child having a conversation in nature.

Traits in mothers may signal gene variants for autism

Autistic children's traits track with subtle, autism-like behaviors in their mothers; women with these traits may also carry a genetic predisposition to the condition.

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