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Brianna Abbott

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  • None, Medscape, The Wall Street Journal
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Health reporter based in Boston. Previously at @WSJ covering the treatment and prevention of disease, with a focus on cancer t#SHERP36 PC’17

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Human brain organoids flourish in emptied mouse cortex

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By Natalia Mesa Verified, Brianna Abbott Verified, Francisco J. Rivera Rosario Verified
| Spectrum Verified
Science writer Share this article: Tags: Spectrum, Autism, Brain, Cortex, Developmental neuroscience, Mouse models, Neural circuits, Neurodevelopment, Organoids Human cortical organoids transplanted into newborn mice integrate into the nervous system and form circuits that support electrical activity, according to a new study published today in Nature. The mice were engineered to lack nearly all of their cerebral cortex, creating space for the human-derived tissue to take hold.
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Is Nicotine Vaping Safer Than Smoking Cigarettes?

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By Brianna Abbott Verified
| Cancer Today Verified
PEOPLE WHO SMOKE CIGARETTES have an increased risk of developing more than a dozen types of cancer. Some people turn to e-cigarettes as a way to quit smoking, but evidence is emerging that vaping also exposes people to harmful chemicals that can compromise their health. A study published March 30, 2026, in Carcinogenesis examined recent evidence to determine whether using nicotine-containing e-cigarettes could raise the risk of cancer.
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Kene aşısı çalışmaları ne durumda?

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By Brianna Abbott Verified
| BBC Verified
Kaynak, Finn Gomez/ The Boston Globe/ Getty Images Fotoğraf altı yazısı, Bir kene, 18 Mayıs 2026'da bir kene araştırması sırasında bir evin arka bahçesinde kene biyoloğu Patrick Roden-Reynolds'ın elinin üzerinde ilerliyor Haber bilgisi Yazan, Brianna Abbott Yayın tarihi 9 dakika önce Okuma süresi 7 dk Gündemi BBC Türkçe'den takip etmek artık WhatsApp'ta da mümkün. Haberlerimizin doğrudan telefonunuza gelmesi için tıklayın. Kene ısırması kaynaklı Lyme hastalığı vakaları artışta.
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