Background:Leukemia is the most frequently occurring cancer in children. Although its etiology is largely unknown, leukemia is believed to result from an interaction between genetic and environmental factors. Among...
Vicki Russell
Research published last week in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology affirms that, “…the safest option for pregnant women is to avoid drinking [alcohol] during pregnancies.” Although,...
Light drinking during pregnancy does not harm child behavioural or mental
development, reports the journal BJOG.
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The NST is a simple pen and paper questionnaire, which is based on 10 individual items representing common areas of parent reported behavioural concerns in children with FASD. It
Researchers have just completed a first-of-its-kind longitudinal pilot study designed to understand
better how the neural processes that motivate responses to alcohol-related cues change during students’ first year of...
Lead Investigator: Dr Raewyn Mutch
Investigators: Dr Rochelle Watkins, Heather Jones, Winthrop
Research Professor Carol Bower
Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for
Child Health Research, The University...
Adolescence has generally been recognized as a time of growth and change. Research on adolescent development has demonstrated for decades the profound and dramatic changes that occur during the...
Scientists have identified a molecular signaling pathway that plays an important role in the development of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). The new research in cells and mice, supported...
Posted On: February
20, 2013 - 10:00pm
Fetal alcohol syndrome is the leading preventable cause of developmental disorders in developed countries. And fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), a range...