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March 01, 2017
Study finds effective interventions to prevent alcohol use among American Indian and rural youth

Community-based and individual-level prevention strategies are effective ways to reduce alcohol use among American Indian and other youth living in rural communities, according to a new study supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse...

 

Research News
February 23, 2017
NIAAA Spectrum: Animal Study Suggests Alcohol Use Before Pregnancy May Increase Vulnerability of Offspring to Stress in Adulthood
The effects of alcohol use during pregnancy on an unborn child are well known. However, a recent NIAAA-funded study in rats has shown that a mother’s alcohol use before conception also could have negative effects on her child’s health and response...

 

Research News
February 13, 2017
NIAAA Spectrum: Dual-Targeting Strategy Shows Promise Against Liver Fibrosis
Liver fibrosis is a consequence of chronic liver injury associated with alcoholic or nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, viral hepatitis, or metabolic diseases, and can lead to cirrhosis and even cancer. While there are no effective treatments for...

 

New & Noteworthy
February 10, 2017
New Issue of the NIAAA Spectrum now online
The most recent issue of the NIAAA Spectrum is now available online at www.spectrum.niaaa.nih.gov . The current issue features the following: NIAAA Plays Integral Role in First Surgeon...

 

News Release
January 03, 2017
Sex hormone-sensitive gene complex linked to premenstrual mood disorder

Dysregulated cellular response to estrogen and progesterone suspected.

National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers have discovered molecular mechanisms that may underlie a woman’s susceptibility to disabling irritability, sadness, and...

 

New & Noteworthy
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...

 

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