Alcohol Consumption Can Cause Too Much Cell Death, Fetal Abnormalities

Monday, August 25, 2008 - 11:21 in Health & Medicine

The initial signs of fetal alcohol syndrome are slight but classic: facial malformations such as a flat and high upper lip, small eye openings and a short nose. Researchers want to know if those facial clues can help them figure out how much alcohol it takes during what point in development to cause these and other lifelong problems.

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