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March 1, 2007

Greater deficits in emotional facial expression can indicate more severe alcoholism

  • Recognition of emotional facial expressions ( EFEs) is a key form of non-verbal communication that is lacking among alcoholics.
  • New findings show continuing EFE decoding deficits among alcoholics even after three months of abstinence.
  • Alcoholics with the worst EFE…
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March 1, 2007

Eye movement tasks can be used to assess fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) refers to a wide array of adverse developmental outcomes in children due to prenatal alcohol exposure.   FASD is more widespread than Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, which is more severe, but FASD is harder to accurately diagnose because of fewer objective…

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December 1, 2006

Measuring brain activity for emotional markers that may indicate risk for developing alcoholism

  • New research uses an electroencephalogram (EEG) to look for a connection between brain activity thought to reflect trait-like differences in emotionality and alcoholism .
  • Findings show an asymmetry of activity in the left and right frontal areas of the brain.
  • The…
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December 1, 2006

Prenatal alcohol exposure appears to increase an infants stress response

  • Little is known about the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) on stress systems in infants.
  • New findings indicate that the greater the PAE, the greater the cortisol, autonomic, and emotional responses to social challenges in young infants.
  • The days between…
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December 1, 2006

Recovering alcoholics with poor sleep perceptions will likely relapse

  • Alcohol can help people initially fall asleep, but leads to poor-quality sleep later in the night.
  • Escalated consumption of alcohol to aid sleep can lead to alcoholism.
  • Inaccurate sleep perceptions among alcoholics in early recovery may predict relapse to drinking.…
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December 1, 2006

Adolescent smokers have a greater risk of developing alcohol-use disorders than nonsmokers

  • Popular and clinical lore support the strong connection between smoking and alcohol consumption.
  • Adolescent smokers appear to have a greater vulnerability to developing alcohol-use disorders.
  • Results indicate that smoking “primes” the brain for subsequent addiction to…
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November 1, 2006

Glutamate decarboxylase 1 (GAD1) gene may play a pivotal role in developing alcoholism

  • Gamma- aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain .
  • An enzyme called glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) is involved in the synthesis of GABA.
  • Results indicate that the GAD1 gene may play a role in the development of alcoholism as well as…
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November 1, 2006

Heavy, chronic drinking can cause significant hippocampal tissue loss

  • The hippocampus, a brain structure vital to learning and memory, is likely vulnerable to damage from heavy and chronic alcohol consumption.
  • A new study has found a reduction in total hippocampus volume among alcoholics.
  • This suggests that heavy drinking can cause…
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August 1, 2006

Under certain genetic circumstances, naltrexone may increase the urge to drink

  • Naltrexone (NTX) is an opioid antagonist medication used for the treatment of alcoholism.
  • NTX may be more effective among individuals with a family history of alcoholism, suggesting a genetic influence on treatment response.
  • Findings indicate that Asp carriers of the…
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July 1, 2006

Bars and restaurants with regular staff meetings are less likely to sell alcohol to intoxicated customers

  • Despite its illegality, alcohol establishments continue to sell alcohol to intoxicated persons.
  • New findings show that establishments that hold regular staff meetings, and that have full-liquor licenses, are less likely to sell alcohol to intoxicated patrons … but the…
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