Latest Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Stories
TORONTO, Feb. 21, 2013 /CNW/ - Today, Parliamentary Secretary Dr. Colin Carrie, Member of Parliament for Oshawa, announced on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, investments in two projects to address Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), a lifelong disorder caused by prenatal alcohol exposure. "Our Government is committed to addressing FASD and the lifelong impact it can have on Canadians, their families, and their communities," said Dr. Carrie....
Molecular switch promises new targets for diagnosis and therapy Fetal alcohol syndrome is the leading preventable cause of developmental disorders in developed countries. And fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), a range of alcohol-related birth defects that includes fetal alcohol syndrome, is thought to affect as many as 1 in 100 children born in the United States. Any amount of alcohol consumed by the mother during pregnancy poses a risk of FASD, a condition that can include the...
-Prenatal exposure to alcohol (PAE) can lead to serious deficiencies, including deficits in spatial working memory (SWM). -This is the first study to examine the role of family history of alcoholism (FHP) in the neurocognitive effects of PAE. -Results suggest that some of the PAE neural effects are related to factors such as FHP. Prenatal exposure to alcohol (PAE) can lead to serious deficiencies associated with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD),...
SASKATOON, SK, Sept. 11, 2012 /CNW/ - The Canadian Foundation on Fetal Alcohol Research (CFFAR) has today announced the recipients of its annual grants into the research, prevention and treatment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). The announcement was made by Dr. Louise Nadeau, Chair of CFFAR and Mr. Ian Faris, President and CEO of the Brewers Association of Canada. The announcement was made as part of the 13(th) Annual Fetal Alcohol Canadian Expertise (FACE) Research...
The National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Urges Women to Abstain from Alcohol During Pregnancy Due to the Risk of Birth Defects WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Prenatal alcohol exposure is the leading preventable cause of developmental disabilities and birth defects in America. Representing the nine months of pregnancy the ninth day of the ninth month--September 9(th)--is International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Day and serves...
September is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Month HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs is reminding the public that alcohol consumption by pregnant women can seriously harm unborn children. September is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Month by proclamation of Governor Tom Corbett. FASD is an umbrella term for the range of effects that can occur in the children of...
USC-led team has designed a low-cost, easily-deployed method for detecting ADHD, Parkinson’s, and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Researchers at the University of Southern California have devised a method for detecting certain neurological disorders through the study of eye movements. In a study published today in the Journal of Neurology, researchers claim that because Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and Parkinson's Disease (PD)...
A collaborative research effort by scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Duke University, and University College of London in the UK, sheds new light on alcohol-related birth defects. The project, led by Kathleen K. Sulik, PhD, a professor in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology and the Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies at UNC, could help enhance how doctors diagnose birth defects caused by alcohol exposure in the womb. The findings also illustrate...
-Prenatal exposure to alcohol can disrupt the brain's executive function (EF) and adaptive functioning. -A new study examines these abilities in children with heavy prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and and/or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). -While results indicate similarities in the relation between EF and adaptive abilities among children with ADHD or PAE, the patterns of abilities in these children were different. Prenatal exposure to alcohol often results in...
Connie K. Ho for RedOrbit.com The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently released a report with interesting statistics regarding pregnant women, including the use of cigarettes and other drugs. The article states that 21.8 percent of pregnant White women between ages 15 to 44 (within the past 30 days) smoked cigarettes; this is higher than the level among pregnant Black women (14.2 percent) and pregnant Hispanic women (6.5 percent) in the same 15 to...
