RNZ (New Zealand) - Criminal cash
could fund govt's foetal alcohol disorder plan
Cash and assets
seized from criminals could be used to fund more work to understand
foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
Maple Ridge News
(Canada) - The Asante Centre in Maple Ridge gets a boost from the
CMA
The Asante Centre
is one of only 15 organizations selected from across the country to
receive a Healthy Canadians Grant from the Canadian Medical
Association Foundation.
PsychCentral.com -
Moderate Drinking in Pregnancy Can Alter Genes in Newborns,
Mothers
Pregnant women who
drink moderate to high levels of alcohol may be altering their
babies’ DNA, according to a new study published in the journal
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.
KUTV 2News - BYB
Podcast: Alcohol use before and during pregnancy
Alcohol use is a
common question for newly pregnant women or breastfeeding moms. Even
though most people know to avoid alcohol in pregnancy, many people
don’t know the details about alcohol use in pregnancy and
breastfeeding.
Talking Disability
(Australia) - Brain Injury Awareness Week highlights invisible
disabilities
This week is Brain
Injury Awareness Week and heralds an opportunity to raise awareness
for the 700,000 Australians who live with a brain injury which can
cause daily living and participation challenges.
Mirror.co.uk (UK)
- Can a waiter refuse to sell alcohol to pregnant customers - what
the law really says
Last week a
waitress revealed that she had sneakily switched the drink order of a
customer at the restaurant she worked in.
Kid Brain Health
Network - Canadian Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Database
Demonstrates International Leadership in FASD Research
A decade ago,
Chief Scientific Officer of Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) Dr.
James Reynolds remembers considering how groundbreaking it would be
to have a Canadian Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) database –
one that could capture the many unanswered questions surrounding the
disability.
Parent24 - Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is more prevalent, and more serious, than
you think
“A woman does
not need to be a heavy drinker or alcoholic to have a child with
FASD, even light to moderate drinking has the potential to cause
permanent damage to the unborn baby,” warns FARR CEO Dr Leana
Olivier.
Parent 24 (South
Africa) - ‘No amount of alcohol is safe during pregnancy’ says
Foundation for Alcohol Related Research
Despite the
dangers of consuming alcohol during pregnancy, the Foundation for
Alcohol Related Research (FARR) reports that women often experience
pressure from their partners, family and friends to use alcohol
during pregnancy.
UPCOMING
Nordic Welfare
Centre - Nordic expert meeting on FAS/FASD (10-11 October 2019 in
Helsinki, Finland)
The Nordic Welfare
Centre warmly welcome practitioners, researchers and officials to a
Nordic expert meeting on FAS/FASD, 10-11 October 2019 in Helsinki,
Finland. The expert meeting is for invited guests only.
Thompson Institute
- FASD Diagnosis Workshop (September 7, 2019; Australia)
For professionals
wishing to develop a deeper understanding and skills in FASD
Assessment and Diagnosis
Alberta Children's
Hospital - FASD Awareness Event (September 9, 2019; Calgary,
Canada)
September 9th is
International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day!
Please RSVP to join us at this event hosted by Dr. Catherine Lebel
and Dr. Carly McMorris' research labs in ACH Conference Room 3.
NCFASD Informed -
FASD Conference in North Carolina (September 27, 2019, North
Carolina)
“NCFASD
Informed, Inc. is hosting a conference for the legal community,
Department of Social Services social workers, parents, and others on
Friday, September 27, 2019 in Raleigh.”
Hapai Te Hauora -
FASD-CAN Annual Workshop (7th September 2019; New Zealand)
FASD Deutchland -
FASD Fachtagung (27. September 2019; Germany)
VIDEOS and
MATERIALS
POPFASD - FASD
Through A Variety of Lenses - Episode 06 - Corinna & Nona
In this episode,
two classroom teachers sit down and share their experiences of
supporting students using an FASD-Informed approach.
POPFASD - FASD
Through a Variety of Lenses - Episode 05 – Dena
In this episode,
FASD Key Worker, Dena Swann, explains the role of Key Workers and how
they might be able to support teachers.
POPFASD - FASD
Through a Variety of Lenses - Bonus Episode - History of POPFASD
In this bonus
episode, Kathi Hughes and Stacey Wakabayashi share the entertaining
history of POPFASD.
Orchids Admin -
2018 - Part 1 - Intro, FASD informed provider, discussion
Orchids Admin -
2017 Fall FASD Forum Keynote Dr Doug Waite
Particle
Podcast - PARTICLE PODCAST: TACKLING FASD IN WA
This episode we
talk with Sharynne Hamilton – a PHD candidate with the Telethon
Kids Institute in Western Australia.
GOV.UK (UK) -
Funding to support work around foetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Information on how
organisations can apply for project funding to support work around
foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
RESEARCH
Molecular
neurobiology - Chronic Ethanol Exposure Alters DNA Methylation in
Neural Stem Cells: Role of Mouse Strain and Sex
The results of the
current study provide evidence that sex and strain of rodents
(C57BL/6 and CD1) during gestation are important factors, which
affect alcohol effects on NSC differentiation and DNA methylation.
Neuroscience and
Behavioral Physiology - Experimental Approaches to the Study of
Behavioral Impairments Associated with Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol
Fetal alcohol
spectrum disorders (FASD) in children whose mothers consumed alcohol
during pregnancy are characterized by a wide spectrum of anatomical
and physical abnormalities, growth delay, and functional impairments
to the nervous system.
Alcoholism:
Clinical and Experimental Research - 6‐month Follow up of the
Families on Track Intervention Pilot Trial for Children with Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Their Families
This pilot study
yielded promising effects on important areas of caregiver
functioning. However, the intervention's impact on child functioning
waned over time, suggesting the need for sustained or alternate child
intervention.
NEUROSCIENCE
SUMMER FELLOWS - An In Situ Hybridization Protocol to Determine
Effects of Prenatal Alcohol on Corridor Cell Distribution
Following in situ
hybridization, we will measure the dimensions of the corridor to
quantify effects of PAE. We will also analyze sex differences in
corridor width.
NEUROSCIENCE
SUMMER FELLOWS - Corridor Cell Count in Medial Ganglionic Eminence
Unaltered by Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
To study these
deficits, we looked to the migration of thalamocortical axons (TCAs).
TCAs transmit sensory information from the thalamus to the cortex,
requiring guidance and assistance to cross the non-permissive medial
ganglionic eminence (MGE).
Toxicology letters
- N-acetylcysteine Prevents the Decreases in Cardiac Collagen
I/III ratio and Systolic Function in Neonatal Mice with Prenatal
Alcohol Exposure
Prenatal alcohol
exposure (PAE) is often associated with congenital heart defects,
most commonly septal, valvular, and great vessel defects. However,
there have been no known studies on whether PAE affects the resulting
fibroblast population after development, and whether this has any
consequences in the postnatal period.
psyarxiv -
Contextual influences on the perception of pregnant women who use
drugs: Information about women’s childhood trauma history reduces
punitive attitudes
Punitive attitudes
and consequences (e.g., incarceration) for prenatal illicit drug use
persist in the United States despite evidence that these policies are
ineffective and even harmful to women and children.
Cell Stress and
Chaperones - Ethanol exposure in prenatal and early postnatal
induced cardiac injury in rats: involvement of oxidative stress,
Hsp70, ERK 1/2, JNK, and apoptosis in a 3-month follow-up study
Alcohol exposure
during pregnancy induces a wide range of structural and functional
abnormalities in the fetal heart. However, the underlying mechanism
of this phenomenon is not well known.
Contemporary
clinical Trials - Reducing sexual health risks and substance use
in the prenatal setting: A study protocol for a randomized controlled
trial
Sexually
transmitted infections (STIs) are at a record high in the United
States, and STI risk is a critical and costly public health concern
for childbearing women.
BMC psychiatry -
Prevalence of risky alcohol use behavior and associated factors in
pregnant antenatal care attendees in Debre Berhan, Ethiopia, 2018
National Institute
of alcohol and alcoholism define Problem/risky use of alcohol as
drinking in a way that can negatively impact our health and life, but
the body is not physically dependent on the substance.
Alcoholism:
Clinical and Experimental Research - Can fetal alcohol exposure
increase the risk of hypertension? A new study in children and
adolescents diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder suggests
it can
Prenatal alcohol
exposure (PAE) is increasingly recognized as being associated with a
wide range of physical health problems, in addition to the
well–defined neurocognitive difficulties that have been reported
(Mattson et al., 2019).
Encompass - Hooked
on Life: Recreational Therapy in the Lives of Drug Exposed Children
The drug epidemic
in the United States is a growing and prevalent issue in today’s
society. Every day, the demographics of people influenced by drugs
and alcohol increase.
mediaTUM -
Lifestyle intervention for pregnant women to prevent excessive
gestational weight gain: a cluster-randomized study in ten Bavarian
regions.
The aim of the
project GeliS (acronym for Gesund leben in der Schwangerschaft) is to
advise women about a balanced diet, regular physical activity and a
healthy lifestyle within the routine care for pregnant women and thus
to prevent childhood and maternal overweight and to reduce health
risks for mother and child.
University of
Calgary - Brain Structure and Mental Health in Typically
Developing Youth and Those with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and
Postnatal Adversities
Mental health
problems are linked to brain structural changes, primarily in the
limbic system and prefrontal cortex, and commonly emerge in
adolescence. Although progress has been made in understanding mental
health disorders, there are still gaps in mental health research in
pediatric typically-developing cohorts.
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
GazetaPrawna.pl
(Poland) - Alkoholizm kobiet: Czy picie w trakcie ciąży powinno
być karalne?
Z autyzmem i ADHD
się udało. Rodzice przebili się ze swoimi problemami do
świadomości ludzi i uzyskali wsparcie. Dzieci chore, bo matki piły
w ciąży, nie miały na razie tyle szczęścia.
RA today (Germany)
- Auch Sommerschorle in der Schwangerschaft tabu
Alkoholische
Getränke heben die Stimmung, machen locker und fördern die
Kontaktfreudigkeit. Das scheint auch für Schwangere zu gelten. Und
nicht selten macht der Satz, „das eine Gläschen wird schon nicht
schaden“, die Runde. In der Schwangerschaft hingegen gibt es keine
unbedenkliche Trinkmenge bei Alkohol. Das gilt auch für das eine
Gläschen Sekt oder die Sommerschorle.
Kehitysvammaliitto
(Finland) - STM:N HALLINNONALAN TALOUSARVIOEHDOTUS – FASD-LAPSET
MUISTETTAVA
Sosiaali- ja
terveysministeriö ehdottaa, että lapsien ja perheiden palvelujen
kehittämiseen sekä Lapsi- ja perhepalveluiden muutosohjelman
jatkoon osoitetaan 18 miljoonan euron määrärahaa vuodelle 2020.
Kehitysvammaliitto edellyttää, että vammaiset lapset ja
lapsiperheet muistetaan lapsi- ja perhepalveluita uudistettaessa.
Mittelstand
Nachrichten (Germany) - 20 Jahre Tag des alkoholgeschädigten
Kindes
Seit 20 Jahren
findet jährlich am 9. September weltweit der Internationale FASD
Awareness Day statt. Mit Veranstaltungen will man weltweit das
Bewusstsein für die Gefahren des Alkoholkonsums während der
Schwangerschaft und die Lebenssituation von Einzelpersonen und
Familien zu schärfen, die mit dem Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
(FASD) zu kämpfen haben.
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