The Conversation – We shouldn’t lock up young offenders with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Here are the alternatives
Barely a month goes by without news of children and adolescents who are imprisoned and being mistreated in youth detention.
https://theconversation.com/we-shouldnt-lock-up-young-offenders-with-fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder-here-are-the-alternatives-239318

Neuroscience News – Early Alcohol Exposure Leaves Molecular Signature in Fetal Placenta
A recent study shows that alcohol exposure in the earliest stages of pregnancy can lead to detectable molecular changes in the late-gestation placenta, even influencing gene expression through DNA methylation.
https://neurosciencenews.com/genetics-alcohol-placenta-27826/

News-Medical – Alcohol’s effects on embryo development detected in late-gestation placenta
A new study led by Pr. Serge McGraw, researcher at CHU Sainte-Justine and professor at Université de Montréal, shows that the effects of alcohol exposure on an embryo prior to implantation in the uterus can be detected in the late-gestation placenta.
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20241009/Alcohols-effects-on-embryo-development-detected-in-late-gestation-placenta.aspx

FASD United – Addressing the Recommended Changes to FASD Diagnosis Published in The Lancet
An article by a group of developmental pediatricians in Canada published this fall in the pediatric journal The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health raises major concerns about the use of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) as a diagnostic term.
https://fasdunited.org/addressing-the-recommended-changes-to-fasd-diagnosis-published-in-the-lancet/

CanFASD (Canada) – New Brunswick study improving the path to referral for a FASD diagnosis for youth
Concerns about the long and challenging road to a referral for an FASD diagnosis has inspired a New Brunswick research study.
https://canfasd.ca/2024/10/16/new-brunswick-study-improving-the-path-to-referral-for-a-fasd-diagnosis-for-youth/

WKBN27 (USA) – FASD Is My Superpower: Helping Kids Understand the Strength of Their Diagnosis Sets to Break Barriers
Author Emily Hargrove opens a new chapter of empowerment with her latest book, FASD Is My Superpower, dedicated to all Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) superheroes.
https://www.wkbn.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/752984276/fasd-is-my-superpower-helping-kids-understand-the-strength-of-their-diagnosis-sets-to-break-barriers/

CHU Sainte-Justine – Effects of exposure to alcohol in early pregnancy can be detected in the placenta
A new study led by Pr. Serge McGraw, researcher at CHU Sainte-Justine and professor at Université de Montréal, shows that the effects of alcohol exposure on an embryo prior to implantation in the uterus can be detected in the late-gestation placenta.
https://research.chusj.org/en/Media/News/2024/Effects-of-exposure-to-alcohol-in-early-pregnancy