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ICCFASD Invited Ad Hoc Members
CJ Lutke , who is 40 years old, was diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome when she was a baby. She was adopted when she was five, along with an older brother and sister who also have FASD and has dealt with most of the usual consequences of FAS. She is a founding member of the International Adult Leadership Collaborative (ALC)...
New preclinical study points to potential role of human gene in addiction
A new study led by researchers at the National Institute and Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), identifies regions of the rat genome that are associated with a behavior that is highly predictive of addiction onset and progression. The region in the rat genome with the strongest association with the behavior corresponded to...

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Mendelson Lecture: Dr. Peter Monti
Tuesday, October 23, 2018, 1:30 pm EDT

Dr. Peter Monti will present the 2018 Mendelson Lecture on Tuesday, October 23. His lecture title is: “Alcohol Misuse and HIV: Biology, Beliefs, and Behavior”

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Keller Lecture: Dr. Philip May
Thursday, November 29, 2018, 1:30 pm EST

Dr. Philip May will present the 2018 Keller Lecture on Thursday, November 29. His lecture title is: “Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Characteristics and Correlates”

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Un nuevo estudio de los NIH revela marcadores genéticos compartidos que subyacen a los trastornos por consumo de sustancias
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Los nuevos descubrimientos pueden dar lugar a estrategias de prevención y tratamiento más eficaces para los trastornos por consumo de múltiples sustancias Al examinar los datos genómicos de más de un millón de personas, los científicos han identificado genes comúnmente heredados en todos los trastornos de adicción, sin importar la sustancia que se consuma. Este conjunto de datos -uno de...

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Spring 2018 Meeting of ICCFASD
Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 8:30 am EDT to Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 4:30 pm EDT

Spring 2018 Meeting of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD ): Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm General Public ICCFASD Meeting (open to the public): Agenda

NIAAA Data Archive
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Data Archive (NIAAA DA ) is a data repository that houses and shares human subjects data generated by NIAAA-funded research. Overview Widespread data sharing by research communities adds significant value to research and accelerates the pace of discovery . NIAAA has a data-sharing initiative to create a data repository of NIAAA-funded studies...
NIAAA Spectrum Webzine

NIAAA Spectrum is NIAAA’s triannual webzine. With engaging feature articles, short news updates, and colorful graphics, NIAAA Spectrum offers accessible and relevant information on NIAAA and the alcohol research field. Link to Spectrum site

College Drinking
Harmful and underage college drinking are significant public health problems, and they exact an enormous toll on the intellectual and social lives of students on campuses across the United States. Learn more... Visit NIAAA's site CollegeDrinkingPrevention.gov -- your one-stop resource for comprehensive research-based information on issues related to alcohol abuse and binge drinking among college students Read NIAAA's fact sheet...
Our Location

NIAAA has offices, laboratories, and clinical operations on the main National Institutes of Health campus in Bethesda, MD. NIAAA also has offices and laboratories in Rockville, MD. NIAAA sponsors research throughout the United States, including at the Institute’s Alcohol Research Centers .

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Researchers identify brain circuits that help people cope with stress
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Research supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has identified brain patterns in humans that appear to underlie “resilient coping,” the healthy emotional and behavioral responses to stress that help some people handle stressful situations better than others. People encounter stressful situations and stimuli everywhere, every day, and studies have shown that long-term stress can contribute to a broad...

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Scientists Find Genetic Factor in Stress Response Variability
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Inherited variations in the amount of an innate anxiety-reducing molecule help explain why some people can withstand stress better than others, according to a new study led by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). “Stress response is an important variable in vulnerability to alcohol dependence and other...

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