Cannabidiol modulates brain molecular alterations, gut microbiota dysbiosis, and alcohol self-administration in a mouse model of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Cannabidiol (CBD) could become a ...

The authors of a recent study have recommended improvements to commonly used assessments of health care and social service providers' attitudes about prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol ...

When her daughter was in preschool, Renee Orr started teaching her a hugely important lesson: how to stop and look for cars before crossing the street. Her little friend Ella’s house was just across ...

(WAND) - September marks the start of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Month. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders refer to a range of lifelong physical, behavioral, and cognitive disabilities ...

Out of 206 fourth-grade students, 19 met criteria for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, according to a pilot study at the University of Gothenburg. The results indicate that birth defects caused by ...

Read more about local philanthropic efforts in the Year-end Giving Guide. Substance exposure happens across all social, economic and ethnic backgrounds. Yet stigma and shame contribute to families not ...

Canada is in the midst of a housing crisis. A systematic failure to provide decent and affordable housing means far too many people are ending up homeless. Rigid and unresponsive policies perpetuate ...

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and Down syndrome are both conditions that are present at birth. While they both affect facial appearance, development, and physical health, they have different causes.

It's a well-known fact that fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in children is caused by mothers who drink during pregnancy. But it turns out that the father's drinking habits could also affect a ...

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) affects an estimated 1.1% to 5% of first-graders in the United States. FAS is a type of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), which can develop due to alcohol exposure ...

Barely a month goes by without news of children and adolescents who are imprisoned and being mistreated in youth detention. A new parliamentary inquiry is shining a light on this mistreatment. It’s ...