Freelance Science Writer
A small sampling of press releases I’ve written. Not always updated regularly! Check my Facebook page for a more complete listing of recent pieces.
The Salk Institute / January 26, 2017/ LA JOLLA—The last time you had a stomach bug, you probably didn’t feel much like eating. This loss of appetite is part of your body’s normal response to an illness but is not well understood. Sometimes eating less during illness promotes a faster recovery, but other times—such as …
UCLA Newsroom / January 11, 2017 / Teatments for autism spectrum disorder that appear promising in a research lab often don’t work as well in real-life settings. But one intervention, developed over the past 15 years by UCLA scientists, has been shown to be effective in reducing symptoms of autism in preschool-age children, even when …