"...up to 75% of children with FASD have biological fathers who are alcoholics, according to a 2016 review published in the American Journal of Stem Cells, suggesting that paternal...
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Being the person who cares for a child or adult living with FASD can be a trying thing.
With the goal of prevention, a new study of children and teens with autism spectrum disorders found five risk factors that are significantly associated with an increased likelihood of...
A step closer to personalized medicine for intellectual disability
Findings implicate brain regions known for helping coordinate complex movements
"...The young Indigenous man has autism, cerebral palsy and fetal alcohol syndrome. He smiles, grunts and stomps his feet as cadets march in military-like formation for roll call and...
"Statistics show three out of five people in the region are at risk
of acute, or chronic harm because of their alcohol consumption, said Dr. Kit
Young Hoon, the...
Her thesis evaluated the cultural design aspects of a B.C. program aimed at supporting Indigenous youth undergoing a FASD diagnosis.
The new findings contradict the common belief that a glass of red wine or champagne a day can protect the brain, said Dr Doug Brown of Alzheimer’s Society.