Likewise, instead of researching
how alcohol exposure affected the developing rat fetus, I daydreamed about a career that didn't involve microscopes, animal colonies, or behavioral testing.
Not exact matches
Drugs and
alcohol will always be a part of our teens»
exposure, no matter
how we raise our children, not to mention the angst of first time relationships and raging hormones!
He notes that the genetic and environmental influences at play are far more complex in people, but he thinks the study will facilitate further investigation of
how early
alcohol exposure could alter decision - making circuitry in the brain.
And social psychologists are looking
how a variety of factors — including media
exposure, anger, and
alcohol — affect that capability.
Now researchers reporting in the Cell Press journal Neuron on July 18 show in a study conducted in rats that even a single
exposure to nicotine temporarily changes
how the brain's reward system responds to
alcohol and increases the reinforcing properties of
alcohol via stress hormones.
The National Institute on
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism notes that a number of factors can influence exactly how alcohol impacts the brain, including how much and how often a person drinks, how long the individual has been drinking, prenatal exposure to alcohol, and the overall state of a person's
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism notes that a number of factors can influence exactly
how alcohol impacts the brain, including how much and how often a person drinks, how long the individual has been drinking, prenatal exposure to alcohol, and the overall state of a person's
alcohol impacts the brain, including
how much and
how often a person drinks,
how long the individual has been drinking, prenatal
exposure to
alcohol, and the overall state of a person's
alcohol, and the overall state of a person's health.
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how to assess risk factors, such as prenatal
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Even when biological tests are available to assay
exposure, they often provide no information regarding quantities or timing of
exposure and are most useful in conjunction with a maternal report.1, 2 The question as to
how best and when to interview the mother regarding prenatal
alcohol and drug use, therefore, remains of critical importance.
The growth in research on the effects of prenatal
exposure to
alcohol and drugs on infant and child development has led to an increased concern with
how accurately
alcohol and drug
exposure can be ascertained by maternal report.
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