National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Date: Friday, June, 19, 2015 Location: San Antonio, TX Grand Hyatt, San Antonio Room: Travis C/D Time: 2-5pm Note: space is limited to 50 participants; please RSVP by May 1, 2015 to M. Reilly at reillymt@mail.nih.gov. Purpose: to bring together (Library of Integrated Network-based Cellular Signatures) LINCS 1 scientists and scientists from the alcohol research community to explore how LINCS...

Friday, June 19, 2015, 2:00 pm EDT to Friday, June 19, 2015, 5:00 pm EDT

Note: space is limited to 50 participants; please RSVP by May 1, 2015 to M. Reilly at reillymt@mail.nih.gov . Purpose: to bring together (Library of Integrated Network-based Cellular Signatures) LINCS 1 scientists and scientists from the alcohol research community to explore how LINCS resources can facilitate identification of druggable targets and novel and/or repurposed compounds for the treatment of alcohol...

April 29, 2015

Alcohol Research: Current Reviews (ARCR) , NIAAA's peer-reviewed, scientific journal, is getting a new look. The redesigned home page features a one-stop resource with a new topic index, access to archived issues, and other important links. The site also allows NIAAA to post contributor's articles as soon as each becomes finalized, before an issue is complete. NIAAA is pleased to...

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM AGENDA 139 th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM June 10, 2015 Wednesday, 10:15 AM-4:00 PM, Fishers Lane, Terrace Conference Rooms, Rockville MD 20852 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 10:15 CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTIONS Dr. George Koob 10:30...

Katie Kaugars is a Post-bacc researcher at the National Institutes of Health in the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism. Katie is studying the genetics behind alcoholism, and how genes can contribute to the development of alcoholism. Katie works in the Laboratory of Behavioral & Genomic Neuroscience.

In this "First Steps to Al-Anon Recovery" podcast, you will hear an interview with Dr. Kenneth Warren, Acting Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), as he discusses current alcoholism research and how it involves family members affected by someone's alcoholism. For more reasons to try Al-Anon, visit al-anon.org. Al-Anon members: Please remember to maintain anonymity...

In this "First Steps to Al-Anon Recovery" podcast, you will hear an interview with Dr. George Koob, Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), as he discusses the impacts of alcoholism on family members and friends. For more reasons to try Al-Anon, visit al-anon.org. Al-Anon members: Please remember to maintain anonymity in your comments and don't...

Lindsay Halladay is a neuroscientist studying in the Laboratory of Behavioral & Genomic Neuroscience at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Lindsay is trying to understand why people continue drinking alcohol despite negative outcomes from drinking alcohol.

Jenica Tapocik is a Staff Neuroscientist in the Laboratory of Clinical & Translational Studies at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism. Jenica is studying addiction and is hoping to better understand how and why people become addicts. She is also studying the difference between the brains of addicted individuals and non-addicted individuals.

Hadley Bergstrom is a psychologist, studying in the Laboratory of Behavioral & Genomic Neuroscience. Hadley studies how habits and memories are formed, and is trying to better understand addiction.

The NIH Institute on Alcohol and Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA) has issued a national challenge to design a wearable or discreet device to measure blood alcohol levels. Tonight’s discussion examines the history and current research on alcohol consumption and the promise of new technology. First used by the criminal justice system to enforce drunk driving laws, alcohol monitoring technology now has...

December 18, 2015

La publicación incluye información sobre métodos eficaces pero poco utilizados. [Read the English translation . ] Un nuevo recurso de los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud (NIH, por su sigla en inglés), ayudará a los individuos y las familias a entender las opciones con que se cuenta para tratar los problemas en el consumo de alcohol. Desarrollado por el Instituto...

November 23, 2015

En Estados Unidos, y en todo el mundo, los hombres beben más alcohol que las mujeres. Sin embargo, un análisis reciente, realizado por científicos del Instituto Nacional sobre el Abuso del Alcohol y el Alcoholismo (NIAAA, por su sigla en inglés), perteneciente a los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud, indica que la proverbial diferencia entre hombres y mujeres en cuanto...

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE AGENDA 4th Joint Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM, NATIONAL CANCER ADVISORY BOARD, AND THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON DRUG ABUSE February 11, 2016 Webcast: http://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?live=17886 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC...

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM AGENDA 141 st Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM February 12, 2016 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Friday, 9:00 AM-1:00 PM, Fishers Lane, Terrace Conference Rooms, Rockville MD 20852 9:00 CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTIONS Dr. George Koob 9:15...

December 2, 2015

Un 75 por ciento informa no recibir ningún tipo de tratamiento [ Leer la pagina en inglés . Read this page in English . ] Una encuesta entre adultos estadounidenses reveló que el trastorno por consumo de drogas es frecuente, concurre con una variedad de trastornos de salud mental y a menudo no se trata. El estudio, financiado por el...