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Helena Kudiabor

@helenak.bsky.social
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Health and Science Journalist NYC via London and 🇬🇭

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Live Science @livescience.com · 21/09/2026
Spaceflight may harm the reproductive system of astronauts' kids and grandkids, early mouse study suggests www.livescience.com/health/repro...
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Spaceflight may harm the reproductive system of astronauts' kids and grandkids, early mouse study suggests
The offspring of mice that spend time on the International Space Station are more vulnerable to external stressors, a new study finds. More work is needed to understand potential health impacts on human astronauts' families.
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Widely known for scavenging debris and pathogens, microglia may also activate the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. #neuroskyence By @helenak.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/microglia/mi...
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Neuroscientists across the United States shared with @thetransmitter.bsky.social what they hope the new director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke prioritizes during their tenure. #neuroskyence By @helenak.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/policy/what-...
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What neuroscientists want from a new NINDS director
The search is underway for the next director of the U.S. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, who will face a range of challenges, neuroscientists say, but will also have an…
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Keith Hengen regularly features his colorful illustrations on his lab website and in research presentations. #neuroskyence By @helenak.bsky.social bit.ly/3OesjwG
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Catherine Carr explains her discovery that geckos retain a vibration-sensing pathway previously thought to be lost when animals moved onto land. By @helenak.bsky.social #neuroskyence" www.thetransmitter.org/neuros-ark/n...
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Neuro’s ark: Sounding out the evolution of hearing with geckos
Catherine Carr explains her discovery that geckos retain a vibration-sensing pathway previously thought to be lost when animals moved onto land.
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Chances are you have not heard her name, but Marcelle Lapicque may have been the first Black woman neuroscientist in Europe. By @avaskham.bsky.social, @rebeccasky.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/history-of-n...
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Functional MRI scans of more than 100 2-month-old infants suggest that they are capable of distinguishing among a variety of different objects. The findings challenge perceptions of cognitive development as a gradual process. By @helenak.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/cognitive-ne...
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Infant brain categorizes common objects by two months of age
Brain activity patterns in the ventral visual cortex appear to distinguish images across 12 categories, including birds and trees, fMRI scans suggest.
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
An analysis of nearly 3 million people in Sweden reveals that the sex disparity in children with autism decreases with age. Researchers continue to explore why women are often diagnosed later, given the value of early diagnosis. By @helenak.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/sex...
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Sex bias in autism drops as age at diagnosis rises
The disparity begins to level out after age 10, raising questions about why so many autistic girls go undiagnosed earlier in childhood.
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
We had the honor of hosting @sciwithrach.bsky.social, winner of the 2025 @womeninneurouk.bsky.social's Communicator of the Year Award. Thanks for swinging by and spending the day with us!
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Dani S. Bassett @danisbassett.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Loved talking with @helenak.bsky.social at Nature @natureportfolio.bsky.social about @dalezhou.bsky.social's new paper in Science Advances on global styles of curiosity www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Study reveals three ways to disappear down a Wikipedia rabbit hole
Understanding how ‘hunters’ ‘dancers’ and ‘busybodies’ find information could help to improve the site and encourage better teamwork.
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