Science news articles about 'prenatal alcohol exposure'

... as well as deep gray matter areas, of the brain are particularly sensitive to prenatal alcohol exposure. These abnormalities likely underlie the cognitive, motor, behavioral and emotional difficulties ...

Prenatal alcohol exposure can cause a wide array of problems, including cognitive dysfunction. New findings demonstrate that alcohol can damage the microstructural integrity of fetal ...

Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) has been linked to significant impairments in social skills. Researchers have found that a social- skills intervention called Children's Friendship Training can lead to ...

Prenatal alcohol exposure may be particularly destructive for neurotrophins, a family of peptides that influence the growth, development and functional plasticity of the fetal brain...

Scientists know that children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) often have structural brain damage. Yet little is known about how white matter connections, and deep grey matter structures ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Alberta researchers have identified several regions of the brain that appear to be altered in children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

... to alcohol were 2.5 times more likely to have a short sleep duration of 7.7 hours or ... with prematurity, intrauterine growth retardation, prenatal alcohol exposure and poorer sleep quality in children ...

... birth at low levels of alcohol consumption. Prenatal alcohol exposure did not increase the risk ... However, the results also show that low levels of alcohol consumption (less than 7 standard drinks ...