New issue of Alcohol Research: Current Reviews
This issue of ARCR, Alcohol and the Immune System,reviews a broad range of immune-relevant alcohol research, detailing how alcohol-induced disruption of immune pathways can impair the body’s ability to defend against infection, contribute to organ damage associated with alcohol consumption, impede recovery from tissue injury, and potentially contribute to alcohol use disorder among other issues.
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Source: NIAAA News - October 19, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
NIDA-NIAAA Mini-Convention: Frontiers in Addiction Research, October 16
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Source: NIAAA News - October 12, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
In Memory of Elena Shumay
A message from Dr. George Koob, Director, NIAAA:
Dear Colleagues: (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - October 12, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
NIH invests $85 million for BRAIN Initiative research
The National Institutes of Health announced its second wave of grants to support the goals of the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative, bringing the NIH investment to $85 million in fiscal year 2015.
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Source: NIAAA News - October 1, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
NIH launches landmark study on substance use and adolescent brain development
Thirteen grants awarded to look at cognitive and social development in ~10,000 children (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - September 25, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
NIH releases comprehensive resource to help address college drinking
CollegeAIM is a convenient, research-based tool for comparing college alcohol interventions
CollegeAIM, a new resource to help college officials address harmful and underage student drinking, is now available. The CollegeAIM (Alcohol Intervention Matrix) guide and website was developed by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, part of the National Institutes of Health. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - September 22, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
Presidential Proclamation -- National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, 2015
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Expanded National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week begins January 25
Two NIH institutes join forces to educate teens about the risks of using drugs and alcohol (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - August 27, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
Join us September 9 for a Twitter chat on FASD Awareness Day
Join NIAAA and the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS) for a Twitter chat in recognition of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day
9/9 at 1 p.m. ET
Hashtag: #NIAAAchat
Scientific Expert: Dr. Kenneth Warren, NIAAA Deputy Director
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Source: NIAAA News - August 25, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
NIDA and NIAAA commentary strongly supports brain disease model of addiction
The brain disease model of addiction is strongly supported by scientific evidence, according to a commentary published today in The Lancet Psychiatry by NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow and NIAAA Director Dr. George Koob. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - July 29, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
Al-Anon Interview with Dr. Robert Huebner: Research on AUD treatment options and the benefit of support groups
Hear an interview with Dr. Robert Huebner, Director of the Division of Treatment and Recovery Research at NIAAA in this YouTube video and podcast post with Al-Anon Family Groups. Dr. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - July 21, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
NIH study identifies gene variant linked to compulsive drinking
Carrying a gene variant that affects the release of a specific brain protein may put one at greater risk of developing an alcohol use disorder, according to the results of a recent animal study. The study was led by Professor Dorit Ron, PhD, Endowed Chair of Cell Biology of Addiction, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, and was funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, part of the National Institutes of Health. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - July 20, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
Twitter Chat on how Marijuana and Alcohol Impair Driving - July 17 at 1pm
Follow @NIAAAnews and @NIDANews on Twitter this Friday 7/17, at 1pm ET for a chat on how marijuana and alcohol impair your driving.
Join the chat using #DruggedDriving.
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Source: NIAAA News - July 15, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
A new Division of Medications Development is proposed for NIAAA
At the June 10th meeting of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, a proposal to establish a new Division of Medications Development within the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) was announced.
For additional details, view the slides at
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/sites/default/files/Reorg_creationMedDevDivCouncil_June2015final_Accessible.pdf
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Source: NIAAA News - July 8, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
NIAAA Fact Sheet: Risky Drinking Can Put a Chill on Your Summer Fun
Summer is a wonderful time for outdoor activities with family and friends. For many people, a day at the beach, on the boat, or at a backyard barbecue will include drinking alcoholic beverages. (Source: NIAAA News)
Source: NIAAA News - July 7, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: groa Source Type: news
