National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Both humans and animals experience stress. Ideally, stress serves as a survival tool, allowing organisms to adapt and overcome adversity in an unpredictable environment. As a result, higher-order animals have developed complex systems to perceive, react to, and adapt to psychological stress, ensuring that they can respond to environmental dangers that might harm or kill them. But for some, the...

Middle school students from the Washington, D.C., area will become brain scientists for a day when they visit the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland, on March 16 and 17, 2016. Scientists from the National Institutes of Health will be at the museum to lead students through hands-on activities that explore the structure and function of...

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting every family across the country and will likely have a long-lasting impact on public health and well-being. Alcohol misuse is already a public health concern in the United States, and alcohol has the potential to further complicate the COVID-19 pandemic in multiple ways. Below are links to important resources for the public, clinicians, and researchers...

April 23-24, 1998 • Ramada Inn • Bethesda, Maryland Abstracts Meta-Analysis of Validated Cessation in Randomized Controlled Trials Patricia Dolan Mullen, Dr.P.H. From the Center for Health Promotion Research and Development, University of Texas-Houston School of Public Health, Houston, Texas Of more than 30 reports of findings from evaluations of pregnancy smoking cessation interventions (PSC) in "developed" countries, 16 were...

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Thursday, February 8, 2007

CONTENTS A. Reauthorization Legislation and Budget B. Director's Activities C. NIAAA Staff and Organization D. NIAAA Research Programs E. Scientific Meetings F. Outreach G. Multi-Media Products from NIAAA A. Reauthorization Legislation and Budget NIH Reform Act In December, Congress passed a reauthorization bill for NIH, the third ever omnibus reauthorization for the agency. Previous omnibus reauthorizations were enacted in 1993...

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have discovered a gene mutation in fruit flies that alters sensitivity to alcohol. The findings, reported in the October 6 issue of the journal Cell, may have implications for human studies seeking to understand innate differences in people’s tolerance for alcohol . The research was supported by the National Institute on...

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

People who drink more are also likely to eat less fruit and consume more calories from a combination of alcoholic beverages and foods high in unhealthy fats and added sugars, according to a new study by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The study...

Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna E. Shalala announces the availability of the Ninth Special Report to the U.S. Congress on Alcohol and Health, the latest in a series of triennial reports begun in 1970. The report highlights recent research on the effects of alcohol use, abuse, and dependence on individuals and society, new knowledge about the mechanisms of...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Minutes of the Seventh Joint Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse, and National Cancer Advisory Board May 15, 2019 Bethesda, Maryland Members of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Advisory Council on Drug...

Thursday, June 9, 2011

CONTENTS A. Legislation, Budget, and Policy B. Director’s Activities C. NIAAA Staff and Organization D. Multi-Media Products from NIAAA E. News Media Interactions F. NIAAA Program Announcement and Request for Applications Information G. NIAAA Research Programs A. Legislation, Budget, and Policy Budget Update FY 2011 Full Year Continuing Resolution After a series of temporary funding measures, on April 15, 2011...

Researchers have identified a genetic factor that may predispose young people to harmful drinking habits. A team of scientists interviewed college students about their alcohol consumption and then analyzed their genetic profiles, or genotypes. They found that students who shared a particular variant of the serotonin transporter gene (5HTT) consumed more alcohol per occasion, more often drank expressly to become...

Prenatal alcohol exposure is a leading preventable cause of birth defects and neurodevelopmental abnormalities in the United States. It can lead to learning, memory, and impulsivity problems in both children and adults. In a new study conducted with mice, NIAAA scientists report that specific changes in a brain circuit involved in learning and decision making could underlie some of the...

Mike Hilton, Ph.D. Reissuance of PA-18-390, PA-18-391, and PA-18-413 Purpose The purpose of this announcement is to replace a series of recently expired Program Announcements in order to communicate the broad scope of research topics of interest to the Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Advancing knowledge about the epidemiology of...