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Muscle weakness from long-term alcoholism may stem from an inability of mitochondria, the powerhouses of cells, to self-repair, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. In research conducted with rats, scientists found evidence that chronic heavy alcohol use affects a gene involved in mitochondrial repair and muscle regeneration. “The finding gives insight into why chronic heavy...

NIAAA supports research on the causes, prevention, control, and treatment of the major health problems associated with alcohol use. Through its extramural research programs, NIAAA funds a wide range of basic and applied research to develop new and/or improved technologies and approaches for increasing the effectiveness of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. NIAAA also is concerned with strengthening research dissemination, scientific...

Thursday, May 9, 2024, 10:00AM to 4:30PM EDT National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 6700B Rockledge Drive First Floor Conference Center, Rockville, Maryland 20817 On-site free validated parking is available for the meeting participants at 6700 Rockledge Drive parking garage immediately behind the building 6700A and 6700B. Bring your parking ticket to the meeting for validation. NIH VideoCasting: https://videocast.nih.gov...

Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - Thursday, June 9, 2011

NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM Summary of the 127th Meeting June 8-9, 2011 The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) convened for its 127th meeting at 5:30 p.m. on June 8, 2011, at the Fishers Lane Conference Center in Rockville, Maryland, in closed session for a review of grant applications. The meeting recessed at...

Wednesday, January 12, 2022, 9:00 am EST to Thursday, January 13, 2022, 3:00 pm EST

The NIH Workshop on Psychedelics as Therapeutics was conducted by the National Institute of Mental Health , the National Institute on Drug Abuse , and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism . The designation “Psychedelics” has meant different things since first coined in 1957. In this workshop we considered classical psychedelics (serotonergic agonists), dissociative anesthetics and entactogens and...

Tuesday, November 7, 2023, 11:00 am EST to Wednesday, November 8, 2023, 4:00 pm EST

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) will host the annual 2023 NIDA-NIAAA Frontiers in Addiction Research Mini-Convention as as a 2-day virtual meeting on November 7-8, 2023. The annual NIDA-NIAAA Mini-Convention provides a forum for presentations and discussions of current topics in neuroscience and addiction research. Topics of significant...

Survey shows marijuana use disorder linked to substance use/mental disorders and disability Marijuana use disorder is common in the United States, is often associated with other substance use disorders, behavioral problems, and disability, and goes largely untreated, according to a new study conducted by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health...

October 16, 2014

NIH announces 11 awards funded across three Institutes More than $11 million over three years will be used to support research exploring the use of social media to advance the scientific understanding, prevention, and treatment of substance use and addiction. The awards are funded through the Collaborative Research on Addiction at NIH (CRAN), an NIH consortium involving the National Institute...

What: A new study funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism is among the first to suggest that intestinal fungi may contribute to the development of alcoholic liver disease (ALD). ALD encompasses a broad range of liver diseases, from simple steatosis (fatty liver) to end-stage liver disease, or cirrhosis (liver cell death). Liver cirrhosis is the 12th...

Fri, 04/30/2010 - 12:00

Fri, 04/30/2010 - 12:00

Brief counseling sessions by physicians can help college students reduce harmful alcohol use, according to a new study supported by NIAAA. Led by Michael F. Fleming, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Wisconsin, the study is part of the ongoing College Health Intervention Projects (CHIPs) study, a randomized, controlled clinical trial conducted in five college health clinics in Wisconsin, Washington...

Section 1. Background information PDF 460 KB Section 2a. Alcohol consumption PDF 182 KB Section 2b. Alcohol experiences AUD PDF 281 KB Section 2c. Treatment utilization alcohol PDF 98 KB Section 2d. Family history alcohol PDF 140 KB Section 2e. Background information II PDF 731 KB Section 3a. Tobacco and nicotine use TUD PDF 493 KB Section 3b. Medicine use...

New Email List for the Alcohol Research Community The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) is pleased to announce a new email list for disseminating funding opportunities and other NIAAA information and updates directly to the research community. Sign up here . General Updates from NIAAA NIAAA also offers an information service to make it easier for you...

Thursday, July 30, 2020, 10:30 am EDT

At the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) Mid-Year Training Institute, NIAAA will present a session "Preventing underage and young adult drinking and related problems." The session will focus on research findings regarding policy and other interventions addressing underage and young adult drinking and related alcohol problems. Researchers will examine recent data and trends in underage drinking. In addition, findings...

Who we are and what we do: NIAAA Office of Science Policy and Communications The goal of the Office of Science Policy and Communications (OSPC) is to give visibility to NIAAA-supported research and initiatives and to establish NIAAA as an authoritative source of evidence-based information on alcohol and health. These efforts are key to NIAAA’s mission which is to generate...

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - Thursday, February 17, 2011

The National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) convened for its 126th meeting at 5:30 p.m. on February 16, 2011, at the Fishers Lane Conference Center in Rockville, Maryland, in closed session for a review of grant applications and a Merit Award extension. The meeting recessed at 7:00 p.m. The Council reconvened on February 17, 2011, at 8:00...

Fri, 09/17/2010 - 12:00

Fri, 09/17/2010 - 12:00

Although genetic feedback has been evaluated as an adjunct to smoking cessation interventions, its efficacy for reducing alcohol-related risks is unknown. The current study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of a web-based alcohol intervention incorporating genetic feedback and risk information specific to ALDH2 genotype. The ALDH2*2 variant is associated with partial protection against alcohol dependence but confers significantly increased...

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM AGENDA 137th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM September 11, 2014 Thursday, September 11, 2014, 9:00 AM to 1:15 PM OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Time Topic Speaker 9:00 CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTIONS Dr. George Koob 9:15 DIRECTOR'S...

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM AGENDA 130th Meeting of the NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM June 6-7, 2012 Wednesday, June 6, 2012, 5:30 to 7:00 PM. 5635 Fishers Lane Terrace Level Conference Room Rockville, MD 20852 CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC 5:30 REVIEW OF GRANT APPLICATIONS...

Wed, 06/19/2019 - 12:00

Wed, 06/19/2019 - 12:00

In clinical trials for alcohol use disorder (AUD), abstinence and no heavy drinking days are currently the only end points approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. However, many individuals who do not achieve these end points may still reduce their drinking to less harmful levels during treatment. A recent study published in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research suggests...

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.