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Research – EUFASD News 10 March 2024

Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders – Underrepresented Caregivers in Research on Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: A Meta-Analysis and Scoping Review
The results of this study suggest that (a) non-adoptive parents, (b) caregivers who were male, non-White, non-partnered, less educated, and living outside of the United States, and (c) caregivers of adolescents, and caregivers raising children with PAE who have not received an FASD diagnosis are currently underrepresented in the research; however, this literature is limited and requires further research.
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Cells – Alcohol Exposure Induces Nucleolar Stress and Apoptosis in Mouse Neural Stem Cells and Late-Term Fetal Brain
This is the first report describing that pharmacologically relevant alcohol levels suppress ribosome biogenesis, induce nucleolar stress in neuronal populations, and involve the ribosomal/MDM2/p53 pathway to cause growth arrest and apoptosis. This represents a novel mechanism of alcohol-mediated neuronal damage.
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International Journal of Molecular Sciences – Independent and Combined Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Prenatal Stress on Fetal HPA Axis Development
Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and prenatal stress (PS) are highly prevalent conditions known to affect fetal programming of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis.
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The Journal of Pediatrics – The Impact of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Longitudinal Growth, Nutritional Status, and IGF-1 in Early Childhood in Leyte, The Philippines
This study demonstrates a delayed impact of PAE on growth that manifested around 6 months of age, underscoring the importance of routine clinical monitoring in early childhood.
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American Journal of Preventive Medicine – Paternal pre-conceptional alcohol use disorder with the offspring’s mortality risk
Offspring of fathers with AUD before conception had higher mortality risk from birth to early adulthood, especially when AUD diagnosis is close to conception.
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health – Reach, Acceptability, and Sustainability of the Native Changing High-Risk Alcohol Use and Increasing Contraception Effectiveness Study (CHOICES) Intervention: A Qualitative Evaluation of an Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy Prevention Program
The findings showed the receptivity to and acceptance of Native CHOICES among AI women. The interview findings offered a glimpse into the effectiveness of Native CHOICES and how it contributed to participants making healthier choices surrounding drinking and sexual health.
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Psychiatry Research – Co-occurrence of mental illness and substance use among US pregnant individuals, 2012-2021
Pregnant individuals with greater severity of mental illness were more likely to engage in substance use. Evidence-based educational, screening and treatment services, and public policy changes are warranted to mitigate the harmful health outcomes of substance use among US pregnant individuals with mental illness.
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Research – EUFASD News 11 Feb 2024

Advances in Pediatric Research – Washington and Alaska Statewide Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Diagnostic Clinical Networks: Comparison of Three Decades of 4-Digit Code

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26 Nov 2023

Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice – Bound by Blame: Sentencing, Colonialism, and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum DisorderGladue and Ipeelee send important messages to

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12 Nov 2023

Gladue and Ipeelee send important messages to judges, but messages that have tensions within them that reflect the broader tensions of using

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23 Oct 2023

Journal of Language and Communication Disorders – Comparing narrative storytelling ability in individuals with autism and fetal alcohol spectrum disordersWhile many aspects of

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8 Nov 2023

Human brain mapping – Examining the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on performance of the sustained attention to response task in children with

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14 August 2023

Europe PMC – Protecting the future child: Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, easy rescue and the regulation of maternal behaviourThis paper argues that social

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