UNM Health Sciences Center -
UNM’s New
Mexico Alcohol Research Center Receives $7.3 million in Grant Funding to Study
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
The New Mexico Alcohol Research Center (NMARC) at The University of New
Mexico Health Sciences has received a five-year, $7.3 million extension of its
National Institutes of Health program grant, supporting the center’s ongoing
study of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD).
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ITVX (UK) - Foetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder: 'Why ignorance about my condition stops me from getting a job'
A young woman from Wolverhampton who has applied for around 100 jobs with
no success is calling for more support for disabled people who want to work.
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Aussiedlerbote - Heavy drinking endangers spouses,
offspring, and work associates
Alcohol consumption poses risks not only for the individuals drinking it,
but also for those around them, including children, partners, and co-workers,
according to addiction experts.
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FASD-CAN (New Zealand) - FASD-CAN Report:
life with – or without DSS
Caregivers, parents and whānau of tamariki and young people with FASD are
'doing it tough' without access to Disability Support Services according to our
survey – and those who do have it live in fear of losing it.
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CanFASD (Canada) - Decolonization: what is
CanFASD doing?
This month’s roundtable meeting saw our team gather to unpack the topic of
decolonization. The meeting included our Board of Directors, Staff, Research
Leads, Family Advisory Committee and Adults with FASD Expert Collaboration
Team.
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La Trobe University - Study shows how
excessive drinking affects others
A new study published in Addiction journal shows around a fifth of adult
Australians reported harm from the excessive drinking of people they know, and
investigates its impacts on family, friends, and colleagues.
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VIDEOS and MATERIALS
CISUR - Legal aspects of duty to warn, the example of FASD
All manufacturers and suppliers have a general common law duty of care to
inform consumers of the risks inherent in using their products. Alcohol
manufacturers and suppliers (which includes government liquor authorities) have
not yet been held accountable for failing to inform Canadian consumers of the
risks of alcohol consumption.
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Boost Learning and Improvement Community - LUNCH
& LEARN - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Raising awareness
Brought to you by Boost in collaboration with North Cumbria Knowledge and
Library Service, this Lunch & Learn session on 22 May 2024 saw Dr Helen
Howlett (Senior Commissioner for Children, Young People and Maternity, North
East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board) deliver a presentation on 'Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Raising awareness'.
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FASDSUCCESS - Does Choline Help? -Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome(fasd)
In this episode, Dr. Wozniak and Dr. Gimbel provide updates on their
groundbreaking follow-up study on the effects of choline in children with
prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE).
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FASD United (formerly NOFAS) - International
FASD and Justice System Study - External Opportunity
Dr. David Junior Gilbert (who attended the 9th International Research
Conference on Adolescents and Adults with FASD April 2024) and colleagues from
the University of Salford Manchester are conducting research on FASD and
justice using an international study.
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FASD Awareness - Maggie May - International
Voice of FASD - FASD Webinar #26
In this webinar we will be discussing the impact of the FASD Conference in
Seattle this year. Maggie will also be discussing many of the discussion points
that have been arising during her travels as well as talking about some of the
important strategies that she has been implementing while travelling abroad.
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FASDSUCCESS - Level Up Your FASD Advocacy
with Alicia Munn
Alicia Munn is a dedicated FASD advocate and caregiver with over 15 years
of experience in supporting children and families affected by Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorders.
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FASD United - FASD United Policy Forum -
May 2024
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Patricia Kasper, Your FASD Coach - Unveiling
Animation's Role in Education for FASD with Dr. Jessica Rutherford
Join us on a fascinating journey with Dr. Jessica Rutherford, an expert in
FASD and education, as we delve into the innovative world of the animation
curriculum.
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Patricia Kasper, Your FASD Coach - Kickstarting
Season Two of Living with FASD, with author Jodee Kulp
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Season 2 of Living with FASD! Host
Patti Kasper is joined by one of her best friends, Jodee Kulp, to discuss
exciting new projects and initiatives aimed at raising awareness and providing
support for those living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).
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Creating a Family - What is it Really Like
to Raise a Child with FASD
Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national
infertility, adoption, & foster care education and support nonprofit,
interviews Suzanne Emery, a Program Director with FASCETS, a nonprofit focused
on helping parents raise children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. She is
also the mom of a son with FASD.
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Creating a Family - Panel of Moms Raising
Kids with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure/FASD
Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national
infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews three
parents who are raising kids with FAS or FASD.
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RESEARCH
Nature - Prenatal exposure to alcohol and its impact on reward processing
and substance use in adulthood
Therefore, we conclude that even moderate exposure to alcohol prenatally
has long-lasting effects on brain function during reward processing and risk of
cannabis use in young adulthood.
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SSRN - “People Talk About Fasd Diagnosis
But Barely Any Young People are Asked About It”: Diagnosis Perspectives and Disability
Identity in Adolescents with Fasd
The views expressed by adolescents with FASD about the impact of the FASD
diagnosis, and the disability identity process, were similar to other groups of
young people with different neurodevelopmental and physical conditions.
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Research in Developmental Disabilities - Positive
behavior support (PBS) with children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders:
Characterizing caregivers’ use of PBS using follow-up clinical trial data
This study is the first to characterize caregivers’ use of PBS strategies
for children with FASD using mixed methods. Problem behaviors such as rule
breaking were more difficult to target.
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Children and Youth Services Review - ‘Trying
differently’ towards improving school experiences: Systematically reviewing
research on school experiences for students with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder (FASD) and their teachers
Key findings are discussed, and important recommendations are made for
researchers, policymakers, and educators to address the longstanding gaps in
research and practice regarding the complex care and support needs of those
with FASD from an anti-oppressive, destigmatized, and holistic framework.
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Anatomy & Cell Biology - Alcohol intake
during pregnancy reduces offspring bone epiphyseal growth plate chondrocyte
proliferation through transforming growth factor β-1 inhibition in the Sprague
Dawley rat humerus
Intrauterine alcohol exposure delays bone maturation and intensifies
osteoporosis and fracture risk. As most studies emphasize the neurological
aspects of intrauterine alcohol exposure, there is a lack of research on the
implications pertaining to osseous tissue.
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International Journal of Molecular Sciences - Fetal
Brain-Derived Exosomal miRNAs from Maternal Blood: Potential Diagnostic
Biomarkers for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs)
Because several microRNAs (miRNAs) are implicated in other neurological and
neurodevelopmental disorders, the effects of EtOH exposure on the expression of
these miRNAs and their target genes and pathways were assessed.
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Drug and Alcohol Review - Evaluation of the
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Hub Australia website
Users found the FASD Hub accessible, authoritative and useful and suggested
improvements.
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Behavioral Sciences - Effects of
Developmental Timing on Cognitive and Behavioral Profiles in Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder: Considerations for Education
This study aims to generate a profile of executive and behavioral
functioning in children and adolescents diagnosed with FASD.
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Reproductive Toxicology - Contribution of
ferritin and zinc to adverse infant outcomes among pregnancies with prenatal
alcohol exposure in South Africa
Nutritional status during pregnancy can impact fetal development, yet less
is known about how alcohol may interact with nutritional status to influence
infant outcomes.
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Duke University - Sociodemographic and
Psychological Profiles of Pregnant Women Who Consume Alcohol in Moshi,
Tanzania: A Latent Class Analysis
Understanding variations in alcohol use among unique subgroups of pregnant
women is essential for the development of targeted interventions to alleviate
the burden of alcohol use during pregnancy.
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UNC University Libraries - ALCOHOL AND
SUBSTANCE USE AMONG AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE BIRTHING PEOPLE: A MIXED
METHODS STUDY OF PUNITIVE VERSUS TREATMENT STATE POLICIES AND COMMUNITY LEVEL
RISK FACTORS.
The main research objective of this dissertation was to better understand
the policy, predisposing and enabling factors related to prenatal alcohol and
substance use among the American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) birthing
population in the United States.
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Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research - Prenatal ethanol and cannabis exposure have
sex- and region-specific effects on somatostatin and neuropeptide Y
interneurons in the rat hippocampus
These results illustrate how alcohol and cannabis exposure in utero may
affect hippocampal function by altering inhibitory processes in a sex-specific
manner.
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Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
- Screening of substance use in pregnancy: A Danish cross-sectional study
Substance use among pregnant women consisted mainly of nicotine. Dipstick
screening involved risks of false negatives and false positives.
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Nutrient - Prenatal Exposures, Diagnostic
Outcomes, and Life Experiences of Children and Youths with Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder
Children and youths diagnosed with FASD may experience a range of adverse
health and social outcomes. This cross-sectional study investigated the
characteristics and outcomes of children and youths diagnosed with FASD between
2015 and 2018 at the Sunny Hill Centre in British Columbia, Canada and examined
the relationships between prenatal substance exposures, FASD diagnostic
categories, and adverse health and social outcomes.
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