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Brianna Abbott

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  • Health Reporter, Freelance
  • None, Techfluential by Deloitte
  • None, Freelance, Techfluential by Deloitte
  • None, Freelance / Techfluential by Deloitte
  • 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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Virus-like particles deliver gene-editing tools into Duchenne mouse model

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By Brianna Abbott Verified
| Spectrum Verified
Nanoparticles resembling viruses can carry gene-editing tools into muscle and help restore a critical protein in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, according to a new preprint. The approach currently works for muscle. But the team behind the work is exploring similar delivery options that could help treat a range of conditions, including neurological diseases.
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Ticks Are on the Move. Here Are the Risks in Your Region

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By Brianna Abbott Verified
| GV Wire Verified
Summer is peak tick season, and with the pests comes the risk of Lyme, spotted fevers and other tick-borne illnesses. For decades, people across the United States have generally known what to expect from the ticks in their area. In the Northeast, where rates of ER visits for tick bites are the highest, for example, the blacklegged tick and the Lyme disease it spreads have long posed the greatest threat.
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Ticks Are on the Move. Here Are the Risks in Your Region.

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By Brianna Abbott Verified
| The New York Times Verified
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. 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. Credit...Bgwalker/Getty Images July 10, 2026, 10:18 a.m. ET Summer is peak tick season, and with the pests comes the risk of Lyme, spotted fevers and other tick-borne illnesses.
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