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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Replacing the mouse cortex with human-derived brain organoids could offer a new way to study how circuits form and conditions such as autism. By @briannaabbott.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/hum...

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Human brain organoids flourish in emptied mouse cortex

The chimeric mice could help untangle the biology of human brain development or conditions such as autism.

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UMass Chan Medical School @umasschan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Mark Klempner, MD, spoke to the BBC about TNX-4800, an injection to protect against Lyme disease: direc.to/pQzJ Dr. Klempner is the head of the UMass Chan team that discovered and developed the injection, now licensed to Tonix Pharmaceuticals. #LymeDisease #ticks @briannaabbott.bsky.social

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My dog has better tick protection than I do - but that could change soon

Lyme disease is on the rise. But scientists are searching for ways to prevent it.

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Brianna Abbott @briannaabbott.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

A lot of people who know me know that I am totally fascinated (and a little terrified) by ticks. Today, I got to geek out on how traveling ticks are bringing diseases to new places for @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/w...

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Ticks Are on the Move. Here Are the Risks in Your Region.

Changing deer populations, rising temperatures and other factors are driving ticks and their diseases into new areas.

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Data from families in Africa have helped uncover emerging, novel links between more than 30 genes and neurodevelopmental conditions, according to new findings from the NeuroDev study. By @briannaabbott.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/neu...

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NeuroDev study maps previously unseen genetic variation in Africa

The project is helping to fill critical gaps in the genetic underpinnings of autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions.

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Michal Caspi Tal, PhD @immunofever.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Thank you @briannaabbott.bsky.social for this wonderful piece, and highlighting what the MIT MAESTRO study means to our participants! I love that my quote was about HOPE. I KNOW that this is a solvable problem. We need to work together to fix it! www.wsj.com/health/chron...

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Chronic Lyme Disease Was Once Dismissed. More Doctors Are Coming Around.

Newer trials are starting to track Lyme patients and investigate potential treatments

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Jo Craven McGinty @mcjomcg.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Harvard is fighting back against the Trump administration—and federal funding cuts for research have begun @nidhisubs.bsky.social and @briannaabbott.bsky.social report for #WSJScience www.wsj.com/us-news/educ... via @wsj.com

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Early Targets of Harvard Funding Cuts: Tuberculosis, ALS Research

The university is learning which projects will be hit as the emails arrive.

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Liz Essley Whyte @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says ending the Texas measles outbreak is a "top priority" for him and that his HHS has supported the state's vaccination campaign. Kennedy is the author of a 2021 book that says “measles isn’t as dangerous as we are being told." www.wsj.com/health/healt...

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RFK Jr. Says Ending Measles Outbreak Is Priority

At least 155 people in West Texas and New Mexico have contracted the disease, and one child has died.

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Liz Essley Whyte @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Reposting this ❗

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Nidhi Subbaraman @nidhisubs.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

"Scientific journal articles that have been submitted or accepted but not published shouldn’t be published “if they do not align with” the executive order, CDC employees were told in an email." via a story from colleagues Friday www.wsj.com/health/healt...

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Vaccine Information, Transgender References Disappear From Federal Websites

Officials removed pages containing references to gender identity and diversity.

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Brianna Abbott @briannaabbott.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

New Year, new social media account. For my first post, I wanted to share a story I spent months reporting: a dive into the work to unravel why more young people are getting cancer. With a lot still to learn, here's what we know so far. www.wsj.com/health/healt...

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The Mystery of What’s Causing Young People’s Cancer Leads to the Gut

Doctors are investigating bacteria and contaminants such as microplastics connected to cancer.

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