NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Articles on Research and Alcohol Alerts related to
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Related Conditions

Alcohol Alerts
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Press Releases
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5/18/2001 Long-Chain Alcohol Found To Block FAS Mechanism
3/20/2000 Researchers Identify Alcohol Antagonists in Neural Cells
Findings Have Implications for Preventing Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

2/14/2000

Adolescent Alcohol Dependence May Damage Brain Function

12/30/1999

One in Four Children Exposed to Family Alcohol Abuse or Alcoholism

4/15/1996

NIAAA/VA Researchers Identify Possible Site of Alcohol Damage


Research and Data
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Knowledge of risk of FAS
Knowledge of health risks of heavy drinking[1] and fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), women and men ages 18 to 44 years, 1985 and 1990

NIH Research Programs Related to FAS
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Review of the Extramural Research Portfolio for FAS

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Executive functioning in children with heavy prenatal alcohol exposure.