Genetic Engineering &
Biotechnology News - Scorpion Venom May Serve as Novel Therapy for
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Scientists
led by the Children’s National Hospital faculty were able to
“rescue” a preclinical model of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
(FASD) in juvenile models, reversing motor skill deficits with the
help of a novel drug derived from scorpion venom.
Anishinabek
News (Canada) - Changing the language around FASD will help people
live with their strengths and challenges
Victim.
Villain. A lifelong sentence. These are words and negative
perceptions that people working in the field of Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder (FASD) are trying to dispel from the complex
conversation around the brain-based, lifelong physical disability.
The
Conversation AU (Australia) - Alcohol warning labels need to
inform women of the true harms of drinking during pregnancy
Federal
and state ministers will meet tomorrow to decide whether to compel
alcohol manufacturers to include clear labels on all alcohol products
that warn against the harms of drinking while pregnant.
The
Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) - Yes, ministers, warning labels
will save women and their unborn children from alcohol harm
Each
week in my assessment clinic for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder I
see children struggling with learning, behaviour and development,
with physical disability and intellectual impairment – the result
of a brain injury caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol.
CafeMom
- Husband Gets Slammed Online for Refusing To Buy Wine for His
Pregnant Wife
For
one couple this debate isn't just a hypothetical. Taking to Reddit
this week, a dad-to-be explained how he recently refused to pick up
wine for his very pregnant wife, for fear it might harm their baby --
even though she felt like one little sip wouldn't do any harm.
The
Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) - Alcohol labelling: Poll shows
many still in dark over risk during pregnancy
If
health experts win ministerial support on Friday, all alcoholic
drinks will carry red and black labels, saying "health warning"
and showing a pregnant woman in silhouette lifting a wine glass to
her mouth.
Wellington
Faculty of Science - A disorder falling through the cracks
Foetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is all too common, particularly among young
people who end up in the criminal justice system, so why is there so
little support for people suffering from it, asks Te Herenga
Waka—Victoria University of Wellington's Dr Dougal Sutherland.
University
of Auckland (New Zealand) - Courts no place for fetal alcohol
victims
People
with fetal alcohol syndrome are still being punished by the criminal
justice system, despite the Teina Pora case, writes MBChB student
Emma Espiner.
VIDEOS
and MATERIALS
UW
Medicine - Finding a Treatment for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
When
developing fetuses are exposed to alcohol, they are at risk for a
variety of irreversible birth defects, and it seems that any amount
of alcohol could lead to fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
The
WHOot - How Alcohol Affects Unborn Babies
The
dangers of Alcohol are becoming more pronounced by the day. Drinking
has become a National sport and addiction is all too real.
Bethany
Christian Services - Parenting a Child with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
NOFAS-UK
- Stay-at-Home-Guide for Kids with FASD
Young
people with FASD can help plan for days when they may need to be at
home. This guide offers some suggestions – but it’s only a start
to help get everyone thinking of some fun and calming home
activities.
The
FASD Success Show - Dr. Ira Chasnoff Talks FASD and The Online
World
Meet
Dr. Ira J. Chasnoff. In this episode, we speak with Dr. Chasnoff
about his work and his book: FASD and the Online World, a hot topic
for many caregivers.
The
FASD Success Show - Elizabeth Anne Russell Helping Birth Moms Heal
Meet
Elizabeth (Anne) Russell. She is the founder of The Russell Family
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Association. Anne is also the birth
mother of two individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum disorder(FASD).
RESEARCH
Canadian
Journal of Community Mental Health - A Qualitative Investigation
into Barriers and Enablers for the Development of a Clinical Pathway
for Individuals Living with FASD and Mental Disorder/Addictions
It
is common for individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
(FASD) to require support for mental health and addictions but there
are challenges associated with receiving appropriate care in Canada.
Alcohol
- Proceedings of the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders Study Group.
The
2019 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Study Group (FASDSG) meeting
was entitled "Computational Approaches to Studying Behavioral
Control and Individual Change."
Alcohol
Clin Exp Res - Characterizing Alcohol-Related Neurodevelopmental
Disorder (ARND): Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and the Spectrum of
Outcomes.
ARND
has been a subject of debate. This analysis suggests effects of
alcohol on behavior and cognition even in the absence of the
characteristic facial features and growth deficiency that can be
identified.
Nature
Neuroscience - Kcnn2 blockade reverses learning deficits in a
mouse model of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
Pharmacologic
blockade of Kcnn2 improves these learning deficits, suggesting Kcnn2
blockers as a new intervention for learning disabilities in FASD.
bioRxiv
- Increased Ethanol Intake is Associated with Social Anxiety in
Offspring Exposed to Ethanol on Gestational Day 12
Taken
together, these data indicate that PAE differentially affects the
interactions between social anxiety, ethanol intake, and drinking
context in males and females. These findings extend our understanding
of the complexity and persistence of PAE’s sex-dependent effects
into adulthood.
International
Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology - Postnatal Ethanol Exposure
Activates HDAC-Mediated Histone Deacetylation, Impairs Synaptic
Plasticity Gene Expression and Behavior in Mice
These
findings demonstrate that CB1R/HDAC-mediated epigenetic remodeling
disrupts gene expression and is a critical step in FASD-associated
cognitive decline but is reversed by restoration of histone
acetylation in the brain.
Journal
of Neurodevelopmental Disorders - Four-year follow-up of a
randomized controlled trial of choline for neurodevelopment in fetal
alcohol spectrum disorder
These
data support choline as a potential neurodevelopmental intervention
for FASD and highlight the need for long-term follow-up to capture
treatment effects on neurodevelopmental trajectories.
Journal
of Pediatric Urology - Incontinence in persons with Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders (FASD): a Polish cohort
Children
and adolescents with FAS, pFAS, ARND, GKA, and GKG are affected by
incontinence. Highest rates were observed in pFAS and ARND. Persons
with FAS were mostly affected by DUI, pFAS by NE, and ARND by FI.
NeuroToxicology
- Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders model alters the functionality
of glutamatergic neurotransmission in adult zebrafish
Fetal
alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) describe a wide range of
ethanol-induced developmental disabilities, including craniofacial
dysmorphology, and neurochemical and behavioral impairments.
Addiction
- Alcohol use in pregnancy and its impact on the mother and child
This
review discusses the history, epidemiology and clinical presentations
of prenatal alcohol exposure, focusing on FASD and FAS, and the
impact of evidence on future research, practice and policy
directions.
Journal
of law and medicine - Warning Labels about Alcohol Consumption and
Pregnancy: Moving from Industry Self-regulation to Law.
Alcohol
consumption during pregnancy carries known risks to the foetus in the
form of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). One of the
interventions for the prevention of FASD is the application of
warning labels to packaged alcoholic beverages.
Health
& Addictions - ALCOHOL DRINKING IN PREGNANT WOMEN FROM AN
ARGENTINIAN CITY
Alcohol
consumption in pregnant women was higher than the estimated for most
Latin- American countries, and of the considered characteristics, was
almost exclusively related to consumption patterns before pregnancy.
Addictive
Behaviors - Changes in alcohol use and heavy episodic drinking in
U.S. women of childbearing-age and peripartum between 2001-2002 and
2012-2013
Alcohol
use and HED increased in last 10 years in both childbearing age and
pregnant and postpartum US women. That questions the impact of
implemented laws, policies and alcohol guidelines in this population
within the last 10 years.
Reproductive
Biology and Endocrinology - Smoke, alcohol and drug addiction and
female fertility
Currently,
the most consistent evidences of a detrimental effect of smoke,
alcohol and addictive drugs on specific domains of the female
reproductive function are provided by experimental studies in
animals.
Nordic
Studies on Alcohol and Drugs - Maternal alcohol intakes before and
during pregnancy: Impact on the mother and infant outcome to 18
months
Maternal
alcohol consumption exceeding 50 g per session both before and during
pregnancy was associated with decreasing vocal ability in the
18-month old infant.
Pediatric
Research - Drinking at the end of pregnancy: why don’t we see
it?
Prenatal
alcohol exposure in late pregnancy is rarely studied and this makes
the contribution by Umer et al. very useful.1 Their study adds to the
accumulating data demonstrating that screening dried blood spots can
identify biomarkers of prenatal alcohol exposure at the end of
pregnancy, which may be more common than previously thought.
IN
OTHER LANGUAGES
Rynek
Zdrowia (Poland) - Badania: odkrycie leku na problemy
neurorozwojowe wywołane przez FASD
Lek
powstały z jadu skorpiona eliminuje opóźnienia w rozwoju
motorycznym u myszy ze Spektrum Alkoholowych Uszkodzeń Płodu (FASD)
- wynika z badania opublikowanego na łamach czasopisma „Nature
Neuroscience”.
kurier.at
(Austria) - Diagnose Fetales Alkoholsyndrom: „Wie ein Gewitter
im Kopf“
Fetales
Alkoholsyndrom. Ingrid kümmert sich um Pflegeenkel Michael, er hat
FAS. Es fehlt an adäquater Betreuung
ZARLLOR
(Italy) - Álcool na gravidez: o grande perigo para a gestante e o
bebé
Gestantes
que bebem álcool durante a gravidez colocam em risco o bebé. A
criança e os pais precisam lidar com os danos tardios pelo resto das
suas vidas.
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