Beber peligrosamente puede enfriar la diversión del verano
El verano suele ser una temporada maravillosa para las actividades al aire libre y para pasar un poco más de tiempo con familiares y amigos. Para algunas personas, estas actividades incluyen consumir de bebidas con alcohol. Este verano, tome medidas para proteger su salud y la de sus seres queridos. Los nadadores pueden pasarse de la raya Más muertes por...
RFA on Health Services with An Emphasis on Health Disparities
Laura Kwako, Ph.D. Purpose The Division of Treatment and Recovery Research (DTRR) seeks to expand the Division’s portfolio to advance five main areas in health services research listed below in the research goals/statement of work section. Background Alcohol consumption in the United States falls along a wide spectrum of drinking patterns, ranging from occasional and moderate to chronic heavy drinking...
Mechanisms of Alcohol-associated Cancers (Clinical Trial Not Allowed, R01, R21)
Gary Murray, Ph.D., Kathy Jung, Ph.D., Bill Dunty, Ph.D. Replaces PA-17-220 and PA-17-219 Mechanisms of Alcohol-associated Cancers (Clinical Trial Not Allowed, R01/R21): Expiring September 8, 2020. Purpose This notice highlights interest in receiving investigator-initiated grant applications investigating the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which alcohol increases cancer risk. Epidemiological and biological research has established that chronic or excessive alcohol consumption...
Minutes of the 154th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM 154th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM May 12, 2020 The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) convened for its 154th meeting at 1:01 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, 2020, via Webex videoconference and NIH...
NIAAA 50th Anniversary Science Symposium, Day 2
NIAAA 50th Anniversary Scientific Symposium Alcohol Across the Lifespan: 50 Years of Evidence-Based Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment Research View or download (PDF, 245 KB) the full agenda. The symposium is open to the public. No registration is required. Day 2: December 1, 2020, 1:00 PM ET Watch Live on NIH Videocast: https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=38979 1:00 – 1:05 Welcome and Overview George F...
Section of Sensory Science, and Metabolism
Our senses are essential for us to interact with the world. Our five senses–sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell work closely to enable the mind to understand its surroundings better. In humans, chemical senses mediate safety, nutrition, the sensation of pleasure, and general well-being. Taste, olfaction, and chemesthesis (refers to chemical irritation from the burning of chili peppers, the cooling...
Agenda - NIAAA 50th Anniversary Science Symposium
NIAAA 50 th Symposium Webcast Day 1: November 30, 2020 View the recording of Day 1, November 30, 2020 - https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=38978 00:04 Welcome and Overview - George F. Koob, Ph.D., Director, NIAAA 03:34 Alcohol as a Coping Response: Hyperkatifeia, Deaths of Despair, and COVID-19 - George F. Koob, Ph.D., Director, NIAAA 20:48 Age, Period, and Cohort Effects in Alcohol Use...