Volume 16 Issue 2 - Spring 2024

Scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) have identified brain pathways that may coordinate an animal’s response to potentially traumatic situations. Understanding where and how neural circuits mediate such functions—and how they could malfunction—may provide clues about their role in trauma-related and stress-related psychiatric disorders in people. A report of this NIAAA research was published in the journal Nature.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has partnered with the global online learning platform Kahoot! to provide free interactive quizzes and games for educators and learners. NIH’s Kahoot! page has grown to feature content on teen depression, superbugs, health literacy, lung health, and other health topics.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Alcohol Research: Current Reviews (ARCR). ARCR is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal published by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) at the National Institutes of Health. Open-access journals are available without barriers such as fees.

Acting Chief of the Section of Sensory Science and Metabolism, Division of Intramural Clinical and Biological Research, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Co-Director of the National Taste and Smell Center.