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December 20, 2016
NIAAA/HBO Documentary Risky Drinking spotlights Alcohol Use Disorder
NIAAA is proud to have collaborated with HBO on Risky Drinking , a documentary that premiered December 19 [website: www.hbo.com/...

 

New & Noteworthy
December 13, 2016
Monitoring the Future Study: Teen substance use shows promising decline
The 2016 Monitoring the Future (MTF) annual survey results released today from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reflect changing...

 

News Release
December 08, 2016
NIH competition seeks wearable device to detect alcohol levels in real-time

NIAAA seeks innovative designs that use alternatives to measuring BAC through sweat

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, part of the National Institutes of Health, is once again challenging the biotech community...

 

New & Noteworthy
November 30, 2016
NIH welcomes new researchers to third annual BRAIN Initiative meeting

Scientists from around the country will share latest results and discuss widespread implications of the BRAIN Initiative

What: The NIH will host a meeting of nearly 1000 people who are part of...

 

New & Noteworthy
November 17, 2016
Surgeon General Issues Landmark Report on Alcohol, Drugs and Health
“How we respond to this crisis is a test for America”

A new Surgeon General’s report finds alcohol and drug misuse and severe substance use disorders, commonly called addiction, to...

 

Research News
November 10, 2016
NIAAA Supported Research: Blood Test May Help Identify Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Researchers have identified a blood test that may help predict how severely a baby will be affected by alcohol exposure during pregnancy, according to a study published November 9 in the journal ...

 

News Release
November 03, 2016
Media Advisory: NIDA-NIAAA Mini-Convention: Frontiers in Addiction Research
Relapse and Recovery: from Mechanistic Understanding to Translational Research Society for Neuroscience satellite meeting explores notable studies in drug and alcohol research, in areas ranging from molecular mechanisms to treatment strategies...

 

News Release
October 28, 2016
Dr. Michael E. Charness to Deliver 21st Annual Mark Keller Honorary Lecture at the National Institutes of Health
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,...

 

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October 27, 2016
Scientists Propose Neuroscience Framework for Diagnosing Addictions
Scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, propose using an assessment tool to diagnose addictive disorders that considers addiction-related behaviors, brain imaging, and...

 

New & Noteworthy
October 07, 2016
Frontiers in Addiction Research Mini-Convention - "Relapse and Recovery: from Mechanistic Understanding to Translational Research"
November 11, 2016, 8:30am - 5:30pm San Diego Convention Center, Room 7; San Diego, California Visit the Web site Summary The theme of this year’s...

 

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