About one to five percent of school-age children in the United States are living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, developmental challenges caused by drinking alcohol during pregnancy.

Emily Hargrove shares her journey with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, emphasizing that while it impacts every part of her life, it does not define her. She highlights the lifelong, whole-body effects of FASD ...

To test the effects music can have on fetal heart rate, the group of researchers recruited 36 pregnant women and played a pair of classical pieces for their fetuses.

Expectant parents have often turned to music as a way to bond with their unborn children, believing that melodies can soothe and stimulate fetal development. While this idea has been popular for ...

Can alcohol cause a panic attack? The short answer is yes. Panic attacks — sudden waves of overwhelming fear and apprehension, along with physical symptoms like chest pain and tightness ...

These diagnoses based on the constellation of findings can be used for counseling regarding optimal patient management (both fetal and maternal) and calculation of recurrence risk. This policy ...

"What we saw was ... potentially a doubling of the number of people coming in needing alcohol withdrawal management or other services directly attributable to their alcohol use," said Butt ...

The annoying reality is that alcohol is “really bad for you, it causes awful medical health problems,” says Dr Jeff Foster, a GP and founder of H3 Health, a clinic addressing health concerns ...

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), characterized by symptoms of cognitive decline, such as worsened memory and impaired decision-making, are alarmingly prevalent globally. In a new study in ...

Dr. Andrew Keaveny, a Mayo Clinic transplant hepatologist, says heavy drinking can also lead to alcoholic hepatitis, which is becoming more common in younger people. "Alcohol can cause liver ...

Scientists may now have a new target for treatment. Researchers have identified brain circuits disrupted by prenatal alcohol exposure, which may explain the cognitive impairments seen in fetal alcohol ...

In this review, we will examine the different routes of ethanol administration and the various animal models of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) that are commonly used in research, emphasizing ...