News tagged with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Fetal alcohol syndrome needs more awareness, group says
Sep 10, 2009 |
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For a decade now, the call has gone out every year on the ninth day of the ninth month warning women about the dangers of drinking while pregnant, yet Fetal Alcohol Syndrome remains stubbornly below the national radar, some ...
Children with FASD have more severe behavioral problems than children with ADHD
Jul 16, 2009 |
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Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) have a high risk of psychiatric problems, particularly attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder, or both. Often children with FASD are initially ...
Frogs reveal clues about the effects of alcohol during development
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) and Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) cause malformations in babies, including facial defects, short stature, and mental and behavioral abnormalities. The African frog, Xenopus, is a valuable ...
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Fetal alcohol study uncovers new facts
Jan 23, 2007 |
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U.S. medical researchers have found cholesterol supplementation prevents fetal alcohol spectrum defects in alcohol-exposed zebra fish embryos.
Researchers find that single question can identify unhealthy alcohol use in patients
Mar 11, 2009 |
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(Boston) Researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC) have found that a single-screening question recommended by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) accurately identifies unhealthy alcohol use in ...
Specific genetic cause of fetal alcohol-related developmental disorders found
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Alcohol consumption by pregnant women hinders brain development in their children by interfering with the genetic processes that control thyroid hormone levels in the fetal brain, a new animal study found.
Alcohol exposure in the womb affects 'teenage' booze behavior
Jan 15, 2009 |
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Rats whose mothers were fed alcohol during pregnancy are more attracted to the smell of liquor during puberty. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Behavioral and Brain Functions have shown that rats e ...
Fetal alcohol syndrome testing expands
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 19, 2009 |
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Improved technology, partnerships and collaboration across two provinces have allowed Queen's University scientists to dramatically expand the use of eye-movement tests that help identify and assess children ...
Brain physiology of prenatal alcohol exposure uncovered
Aug 27, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Alberta researchers have identified several regions of the brain that appear to be altered in children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
Zinc supplements during pregnancy may counteract damage from early alcohol exposure
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Animal research has shown that binge drinking - even just once - during early pregnancy can cause numerous problems for the fetus, including early postnatal death. Fetal zinc deficiency may explain some of the birth defects ...
Study reveals possible genetic risk for fetal alcohol disorders
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 21, 2007 |
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New research in primates suggests that infants and children who carry a certain gene variant may be more vulnerable to the ill effects of fetal alcohol exposure.
Poor sleep in children may have prenatal origins
Aug 01, 2009 |
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A study in the Aug.1 issue of the journal Sleep found that alcohol consumption during pregnancy and small body size at birth predict poorer sleep and higher risk of sleep disturbances in 8-year-old children born at term. ...
Alcohol abuse may lead to depression risk, rather than vice versa
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Mar 02, 2009 |
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A statistical modeling study suggests that problems with alcohol abuse may lead to an increased risk of depression, as opposed to the reverse model in which individuals with depression self-medicate with alcohol, according ...
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