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Brief counseling sessions by physicians can help college students reduce harmful alcohol use, according to a new study supported by NIAAA. Led by Michael F. Fleming, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Wisconsin, the study is part of the ongoing College Health Intervention Projects (CHIPs) study, a randomized, controlled clinical trial conducted in five college health clinics in Wisconsin, Washington...

CAPT Joseph R. Hibbeln, MD, Acting Chief National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institutes of Health 5625 Fishers Lane, Room 3N07:MSC 9410 Bethesda MD 20892-9410 telephone: 301.594.3034 fax: +1 301.402.4617 e-mail: jhibbeln@mail.nih.gov Overview | Lab Members | Alumni | Videos | Projects | Publications No positions for training or employment are available within The Section on Nutritional Neurosciences...

Steven Vogel, Ph.D., Acting Chief National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institutes of Health 5625 Fishers Lane, Room TS-11A:MSC 9411 Bethesda MD 20892-9413 telephone: +1 301.443.2807 fax: +1 301.480.0466 e-mail: stevevog@mail.nih.gov The goals of the Laboratory are to explore molecular mechanisms contributing to synaptic transmission and neuronal excitability at the molecular, cellular and organismic level. An emphasis is...

Raye Litten, Ph.D.; Brett Hagman, Ph.D., Laura Kwako, Ph.D.; Deidra Roach, M.D., and Mariela Shirley, Ph.D. Purpose The purpose of this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) is to advance research on various topics that fall within NIAAA’s Division of Treatment and Recovery Research (DTRR). DTRR’s research interests are wide-ranging but typically encompass broad categories such as health services, behavioral therapies...

This article was first published in NIAAA Spectrum Volume 15, Issue 1. First Alcohol misuse can lead to alcohol-associated hepatitis (AH), a form of liver disease with a high short-term mortality rate in severe cases. Currently, no medications have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat AH, and liver transplantation is often required due to liver...

NIH-funded study provides hope for better disease prediction. What: An international team of scientists supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the NIH, has identified a novel association between the gene FAF2 and a reduced risk for alcohol-associated liver cirrhosis (ALC) in people who drink heavily. Also confirmed by the study were four additional...

September 9, 2021 Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. NIH Videocast - visit https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=42478 For additional information, visit https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/advisory-council

Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Thursday, February 9, 2023 Agenda: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/162nd-meeting-national-advisory-council-alcoh… Watch on Videocast: https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=48847

The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) convened for its 126th meeting at 5:30 p.m. on February 16, 2011, at the Fishers Lane Conference Center in Rockville, Maryland, in closed session for a review of grant applications and a Merit Award extension. The meeting recessed at 7:00 p.m. The Council reconvened on February 17, 2011, at 8:00...

Although genetic feedback has been evaluated as an adjunct to smoking cessation interventions, its efficacy for reducing alcohol-related risks is unknown. The current study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of a web-based alcohol intervention incorporating genetic feedback and risk information specific to ALDH2 genotype. The ALDH2*2 variant is associated with partial protection against alcohol dependence but confers significantly increased...

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM AGENDA 137th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM September 11, 2014 Thursday, September 11, 2014, 9:00 AM to 1:15 PM OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Time Topic Speaker 9:00 CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTIONS Dr. George Koob 9:15 DIRECTOR'S...

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM AGENDA 130th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM June 6-7, 2012 Wednesday, June 6, 2012, 5:30 to 7:00 PM. 5635 Fishers Lane Terrace Level Conference Room Rockville, MD 20852 CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC 5:30 REVIEW OF GRANT APPLICATIONS...

February 10, 2022 Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. NIH Videocast - visit https://videocast.nih.gov/livew.asp?live=44462 For additional information, see the full meeting agenda.

May 10, 2022 Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. NIH Videocast - visit https://videocast.nih.gov/livew.asp?live=45206 For additional information, see the full meeting agenda.

In clinical trials for alcohol use disorder (AUD), abstinence and no heavy drinking days are currently the only end points approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. However, many individuals who do not achieve these end points may still reduce their drinking to less harmful levels during treatment. A recent study published in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research suggests...

Scientists may be better able to study how heavy drinking damages the liver using a new mouse model of alcohol drinking and disease developed by researchers from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health. The model incorporates chronic and binge drinking patterns to more closely approximate alcoholic liver disease in humans...

Distinct patterns of brain activity are linked to greater rates of relapse among alcohol dependent patients in early recovery, a study has found. The research, supported by the National Institutes of Health, may give clues about which people in recovery from alcoholism are most likely to return to drinking. “Reducing the high rate of relapse among people treated for alcohol...

The Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB) promotes research on ways in which neuronal and behavioral systems are influenced by genetic, developmental, and environmental factors in conjunction with alcohol exposure to engender alcohol use disorder.

Christina Barr, V.M.D., Ph.D., Acting Chief National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institutes of Health 5625 Fishers Lane, Room 3S-32:MSC 9412 Bethesda MD 20892-9412 telephone: +1 301.496-8127 e-mail: cbarr@mail.nih.gov Christina Barr, V.M.D., Ph.D. is acting chief for the Section of Comparative Behavioral Genomics. Dr. Barr received her undergraduate degree in Biology from the University of Michigan, a Ph.D...

Lindsay Halladay is a neuroscientist studying in the Laboratory of Behavioral & Genomic Neuroscience at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Lindsay is trying to understand why people continue drinking alcohol despite negative outcomes from drinking alcohol.