National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

WHAT: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, announces that Kenneth Kendler, M.D. will deliver the 17th Annual Mark Keller Honorary Lecture. Kendler is a world-renowned expert on the genetics of psychiatric and substance abuse disorders. His presentation is called "The Genetic Epidemiology of Alcohol Use Disorders: A Current Perspective." WHO...

What: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announces that Edith V. Sullivan, Ph.D., will deliver the 18 th annual Mark Keller Honorary Lecture. The title of her presentation is “Functional Compromise and Compensation in Alcoholism: Neuropsychology Meets Neuroimaging.” Who: Dr. Sullivan is professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at...

WHAT: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, announces that Kathleen K. Sulik, Ph.D., will deliver the 20 th Annual Mark Keller Honorary Lecture. Dr. Sulik is an internationally recognized embryologist and teratologist whose work has greatly advanced our understanding of prenatal development and alcohol-induced birth defects. WHO: Dr. Kathleen Sulik...

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This article was first published in NIAAA Spectrum Volume 16, Issue 2 . Scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) have identified brain pathways that may coordinate an animal’s response to potentially traumatic situations. Understanding where and how neural circuits mediate such functions—and how they could malfunction—may provide clues about their role in trauma-related and stress-related...

Wednesday, January 12, 2022, 9:00 am EST to Thursday, January 13, 2022, 3:00 pm EST

The NIH Workshop on Psychedelics as Therapeutics was conducted by the National Institute of Mental Health , the National Institute on Drug Abuse , and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism . The designation “Psychedelics” has meant different things since first coined in 1957. In this workshop we considered classical psychedelics (serotonergic agonists), dissociative anesthetics and entactogens and...

Assessing the patterns of energy use and neuronal activity simultaneously in the human brain improves our understanding of how alcohol affects the brain, according to new research by scientists at the National Institutes of Health. The new approach for characterizing brain energetic patterns could also be useful for studying other neuropsychiatric diseases. A report of the findings is now online...

Friday, June 19, 2015, 2:00 pm EDT to Friday, June 19, 2015, 5:00 pm EDT

Note: space is limited to 50 participants; please RSVP by May 1, 2015 to M. Reilly at reillymt@mail.nih.gov . Purpose: to bring together (Library of Integrated Network-based Cellular Signatures) LINCS 1 scientists and scientists from the alcohol research community to explore how LINCS resources can facilitate identification of druggable targets and novel and/or repurposed compounds for the treatment of alcohol...

Wednesday, September 17, 2008 - Thursday, September 18, 2008

NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM Summary of the 119th Meeting September 17–18, 2008 The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism convened for its 119th meeting at 5:30 p.m. on September 17, 2008, at the Fishers Lane Conference Center in Rockville, Maryland , in a closed session. Dr. Abraham Bautista presided over the closed review of...

Can NIAAA accept donations? Yes. Although the NIAAA is a federally funded organization and not a fund-raising organization, the U.S. Congress has authorized NIAAA to accept donations and bequests to support its research mission. Donations to the NIAAA are deposited in a Gift Fund account which is separate from the funding NIAAA receives from Congress. How are donations used? Projects...

El consumo de alcohol entre menores de edad es un problema de salud pública grave en Estados Unidos. El alcohol es la sustancia más utilizada entre los jóvenes en Estados Unidos, y puede ponerlos en enormes riesgos de salud y seguridad. Las consecuencias del consumo de alcohol entre menores pueden afectar a todas las personas, independientemente de su edad o...

Alcohol Awareness Month is a good time to reflect on drinking patterns and the role that alcohol plays in our lives.

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In 2010, NIAAA celebrated the 40th anniversary of its founding this year with a fresh, new look and new publications that examined the Institute's pivotal role in alcohol-related research and outreach. The Institute hosted a special symposium on October 4, 2010, recognizing the anniversary . At this symposium, leaders in the field discussed the ways in which alcohol research has...

Flying footballs, couch potato mice, and what can happen with explosive-propelled iron spikes are just a few of the interactive tools that scientists from the National Institutes of Health used to teach young people about the amazing human brain at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Silver Spring, Md., on March 14 and 15. The NIH activities are...

July 3, 2014

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has issued the folllowing notice: "Request for Information (RFI): National Longitudinal Study of Neurodevelopmental Consequences of Substance Use." Notice Number: NOT-DA-14-014 Key Dates Release Date: July 2, 2014 Response Date: August 31, 2014 From the Notice: The NIH is exploring optimal ways to configure a large longitudinal cohort study to prospectively examine the effects...

The Division of Treatment and Recovery (DTR) is an extramural NIAAA Division that focuses on developing treatments for alcohol use disorder (AUD), increasing their use in real-word settings, and understanding the process of recovery as individuals make progress in overcoming AUD. The Division is comprised of two branches: the Medications Development Branch (MDB) and the Treatment, Health Services, and Recovery...

Mouse study advances knowledge of habitual behavior pathophysiology Daily activities involve frequent transitions between habitual behaviors, such as driving home, and goal-directed behaviors, such as driving to a new destination on unfamiliar roads. An inability to shift between habitual and non-habitual behaviors has been implicated in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), addiction, and other disorders characterized by impaired decision-making. In a new...

Media Advisory: Dr. Michael E. Charness to Deliver 21st Annual Mark Keller Honorary Lecture at the National Institutes of Health WHAT: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, announces that Michael E. Charness, M.D., will deliver the 21st Annual Mark Keller Honorary Lecture. Dr. Charness is an internationally recognized neurologist and...

Andras Orosz, Ph.D. with contributions from: Changhai Cui, Ph.D., I-Jen Castle, Ph.D., and Deidra Roach, M.D. Alcohol and Aging (R01, R21; New concept addressing a priority area of the 2017-2021 NIAAA Strategic Plan) Purpose The purpose of this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) is to promote research to improve our understanding of the effects of alcohol consumption on aging across...

Andrew Holmes, Ph.D., chief of the Laboratory of Behavioral and Genomic Neuroscience at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, has been selected as the 2012 recipient of the Jacob P. Waletzky Award from the Society for Neuroscience. The $25,000 prize is given in recognition of innovative research into substance abuse...