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A genetic variant of a receptor in the brain’s reward circuitry plays an important role in determining whether the neurotransmitter dopamine is released in the brain following alcohol intake, according to a study led by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health. Dopamine is involved in transmitting the euphoria...

Many people of East Asian descent possess an enzyme deficiency that causes their skin to redden, or flush, when they drink alcohol. Scientists from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and Japan's KurihamaAlcoholCenter now caution that heavy alcohol consumption greatly increases the risk for esophageal cancer among such individuals, who comprise about 8 percent of the world's...

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) today announces the start of Combining Medications and Behavioral Interventions (COMBINE), a nationwide study that targets persons with the diagnosis alcohol dependence, commonly known as alcoholism. COMBINE is the first national study to evaluate the effectiveness of behavioral treatments alone and in combination with medications. It begins at a time when...

Thursday, April 8, 2004

Statement by Ting-Kai Li, M.D., Director National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institutes of Health Department of Health and Human Services I am pleased to present the President's budget request for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) for Fiscal Year 2005, a sum of $441,911,000, which reflects an increase of $13,486,000 over the comparable Fiscal...

Thursday, April 29, 2004

Members of the Committee, thank you for your concern about alcohol, drug, and mental health problems, issues that rank very high in their impact on public health and on the Nation. I thank my distinguished colleagues for their contributions in these areas and for sharing in our discussion today. I am Dr. Ting-Kai Li, Director of the National Institute on...

See Full Text Version NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public Health Services Act with respect to alcohol abuse and alcoholism, $469,197,000. NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Amounts Available for Obligation 1 (Dollars in Thousands) Source of Funding FY...

Harvard Medical School and Veterans Administration researchers report in today's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that certain long-chain alcohols can block harmful effects of short-chain alcohols including ethanol (beverage alcohol) on nerve cell growth and development. "The findings may lead eventually to medications that reduce the damaging effects of alcohol in both fetal development and in adults," said...

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 5635 Fishers Lane, Terrace Level Conference Center, Rockville, Maryland 20852 Wednesday, April 2, 2014 AGENDA Time Session 8:30 a.m. Welcome, Introductions, and Comments Kenneth R. Warren, Ph.D., Deputy Director, NIAAA, NIH, ICCFASD Chairperson 8:40 a.m. Special Focus Panel: Women, Drinking and Pregnancy, FASD Prevention Efforts – Tipping Points, Pivotal Moments, and Future Direction...

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Many alcohol studies rely on participants to self-report how much and how often they drink, which can, at times, result in unreliable data. Biomarkers (biological markers) based on indicators in blood or other bodily fluids can be objective measures of alcohol use. Some biomarkers directly measure whether an individual has recently been drinking by measuring components of alcohol in blood...

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Monday, March 26, 2007

Statement by Ting-Kai Li, M.D., Director National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institutes of Health Department of Health and Human Services March 26, 2007 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee, thank you for giving me the opportunity to update you on the activities of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. I am Ting-Kai Li, Director...