Study in mice could explain differing outcomes of drinking while pregnant. Read more at HealthDay.com!

 

Women who binge drink during pregnancy could be increasing their children's odds of suffering seizure disorders, researchers said. Yuelian Sun, of the University of Aarhus in Denmark, and his team found a nearly 1.4 fold increased risk in seizures among children whose mothers drank excessively when they were 11 to 16 weeks pregnant. read more ...

For years, many women have been buoyed by the news about one of life's guilty pleasures: That nightly glass of wine may not only take the edge off a day but also improve their health. Now it turns out that sipping pinot noir might not be such a good idea after all.  read more ...

A new tool has been studied which combines multiple research and clinical measures for predicting FASDs. The lead author for this study commented that the tool has been very successful in predicting cognitive dysfunctions and behavior issues in children.

A news release regarding the new "metric" can be found at: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/137630.php 

A recent report from the State University of New York Upstate Medical University discovered that rats exposed to alcohol during gestation,were more attracted to other rats, during adolescence, who had alcohol on their breath. Rats who were not exposed to alcohol during gestation did not show increased attraction to rats with alcohol on their breath during adolescence. The implications of this finding could show that alcohol exposed children may show higher interest in alcohol related situations during adolescence.

You can read the full article via Science Direct here: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090114200001.htm