Adults with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) may have an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, and other metabolic abnormalities such as low HDL cholesterol and elevated levels of triglycerides compared to people without FASD, according to a new study supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health. The research...

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has created an environment that is particularly problematic for individuals with alcohol and substance use disorders (ASUD), according to physician scientists at the National Institutes of Health. In a commentary now online in the American Journal of Psychiatry, the researchers liken the global coronavirus emergency to a “perfect storm,” with dire consequences for ASUD prevention and...

NIAAA-funded scientists report that early life dietary choline supplements improve some of the cognitive and behavioral symptoms associated with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) four years after treatment ended. The results of this study suggest that choline treatment during an important time window during early childhood can alter brain development in a way that produces lasting therapeutic behavioral effects for...

Adults with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) may have an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, and other metabolic abnormalities such as low HDL cholesterol and elevated levels of triglycerides compared to people without FASD, according to a new study supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health. The research...

NIAAA-funded scientists report that early life dietary choline supplements improve some of the cognitive and behavioral symptoms associated with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) four years after treatment ended. The results of this study suggest that choline treatment during an important time window during early childhood can alter brain development in a way that produces lasting therapeutic behavioral effects for...

Sponsored by the Treatment, Health Services, and Recovery Branch (THSRB) within the Division of Treatment and Recovery (DTR) at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Date of Event: Wednesday, September 30th, 2020 from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | 3 hours | Eastern Time (US & Canada) Agenda for Virtual Recovery Roundtable Daniel Falk, Ph.D. (Moderator) Program...

En mayo de 2013, la Asociación Estadounidense de Psiquiatría se publicó la quinta edición del Manual diagnóstico y estadístico de los trastornos mentales (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM–5). Aunque existe un solapamiento considerable entre el DSM–5 y el DSM–IV, la edición anterior, hay varias diferencias importantes: Cambios en la terminología de los trastornos El DSM–IV describió dos...

The 2023 Annual Public Meeting of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD) will be held on April 17, 2023, 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM EST Full meeting agenda available. The meeting is Videocast and will be available live and archived at https://videocast.nih.gov The meeting direct link (URL): https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=45706 The Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum...

The 2024 Annual Public Meeting of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD) will be held on May 9, 2024, 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM EST The meeting agenda is available at the ICCFASD meeting page. The meeting is Videocast and will be available live and archived at https://videocast.nih.gov The meeting direct link (URL): https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54088 Participants are...

El índice de todas las visitas al departamento de emergencias relacionadas con el alcohol aumentó un 47.0% entre 2006 y 2014, lo que se traduce en un aumento anual promedio de 210,000 visitas al departamento de emergencias relacionadas con el alcohol. 1 Las estimaciones sugieren que el alcohol desempeñó un papel en por lo menos el 7.1% de las visitas...

This webinar will focus on NIAAA research priorities in the context of deaths of despair. Presenter: Mark D. Egli, PhD, Deputy Director, Division of Neuroscience This online event is hosted by the NIH HEAL Initiative PURPOSE Network as part of the "Know Your NIH Institutes and Centers" series. Date: July 26, 2024 Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT For...

Joanne Fertig, Ph.D. and Kathy Jung, Ph.D. Purpose During the past two decades progress has been made in developing medications to treat Alcohol Use Disorders (AUD). Currently there are only three Food and Drug (FDA)-approved medications for the treatment of AUD: disulfiram, oral and long-term injectable naltrexone, and acamprosate. However, given the heterogenous nature of AUD, many individuals show only...

Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S., today called on American adults who drink alcohol to participate in free screenings to be offered April 8 at more than 5000 sites nationwide. The " Alcohol and Your Health--Where Do You Draw the Line?" screenings are offered free as part of National Alcohol Screening Day (NASD). "National Alcohol Screening Day can...

Computerized image analysis can be a useful tool for detecting the sometimes subtle changes in facial features that occur when children are exposed to alcohol before birth, according to a recent study conducted through the NIAAA-funded Collaborative Initiative on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (CIFASD). As reported in the journal Pediatrics, the study suggests that three-dimensional (3-D) imaging could soon help...

Health care professionals at more than 1200 sites stand ready to educate the public about signs and symptoms of alcohol problems during the third annual National Alcohol Screening Day (NASD) on Thursday, April 5, 2001. Individuals concerned about their drinking or that of another may access free, confidential screening and research-based alcohol information at college and community health and counseling...

Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna E. Shalala has announced the availability of the 10th Special Report to the U.S. Congress on Alcohol and Health, produced by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). The report highlights recent research advances on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcohol addiction (alcoholism) and alcohol abuse. The 492-page report...