Potential Barcode Identified for a Form of Alcoholic Liver Disease

NIAAA-supported researchers have discovered that extracellular vesicles (EVs) released by liver cells in a mouse model of alcoholic steatohepatitis (ASH) contain a micro ribonucleic acid (miRNA) signature detectable in the blood.

Cardiac Orienting Response in Infants Can Indicate Alcohol-Related Developmental Delay

A relatively simple and inexpensive test based on heart rate patterns has been shown to effectively identify infants at risk of developmental delay due to prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE).

Interventions Effective in Preventing Alcohol Use Among American Indian and Rural Youth

Community-based and individual-level prevention strategies are effective in reducing alcohol use among American Indian and other youth living in rural communities, an NIAAA-supported study reports.