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Research News
February 23, 2017
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
Research News
November 10, 2016
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 ...