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An international response to asking difficult FASD questions
This letter, penned by an international group of researchers, clinicians, and individuals with lived experience of FASD, responds to an earlier article published in the Lancet which questioned the validity of using the term FASD.
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Publishing Date:
9 March, 2025
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Journal Name:
The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
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Authors:
Jocelynn Cook, Elizabeth Elliott, Jessica Birch, Melissa Tremblay, Sarah Mattsong
Unmet treatment need: The size of the gap for alcohol and other drugs in Australia
Using updated epidemiological and treatment data, this study sought to provide an updated estimate of the unmet demand for AOD treatment in Australia.
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Publishing Date:
11 February, 2025
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Journal Name:
Drug and Alcohol Review
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Authors:
Alison Ritter, Keelin O'Reilly
Prenatal alcohol exposure is associated with altered feto-placental blood flow and sex-specific placental changes
This study examines if prenatal alcohol exposure can affect the flow of blood between the fetus and placenta, which may lead to different changes in the placenta depending on the sex of the fetus.
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Publishing Date:
10 February, 2025
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Journal Name:
JCI Insight
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Authors:
Sarah E. Steane, Christopher Edwards, Erika Cavanagh, Chelsea Vanderpeet, Jade M. Kubler, Lisa K. Akison, James S.M. Cuffe, Linda A. Gallo, Karen M. Moritz, Vicki L. Clifton
Low to Moderate Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Facial Shape of Children at Age 6 to 8 Years
The purpose of this study was to determine whether subtle changes in facial shape with prenatal alcohol exposure found in 12-month-old children were evident at age 6 to 8 years using extended phenotyping methods and, if so, whether facial characteristics were similar to those seen in fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
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Publishing Date:
10 February, 2025
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Journal Name:
Jama Pediatrics
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Authors:
Evelyne Muggli, Harold Matthews, Michael Suttie, Jane Halliday, Anthony Penington, Elizabeth J. Elliot, Deanne Thompson, Alicia Spittle, Stephen Hearps, Peter J. Anderson
Integrating routine screening for pregnancy intention and contraceptive use into care of women who use alcohol or other drugs
In addiction treatment services in New South Wales, Australia, patients undergo routine health screening on treatment entry and annually thereafter. An integrated pregnancy and contraceptive screening tool was developed. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to report the feasibility and preliminary outcomes of this tool.
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Publishing Date:
10 February, 2025
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Journal Name:
Drug and Alcohol Review
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Authors:
Bridin Murnion, Vicki Chase, Grace Carniato, Kate Masters, Kelly McNamara
Effects of periconceptional ethanol on mitochondrial content and oxidative stress in maternal liver and placentas from male and female fetuses in rats
This study aims to determine whether alcohol exposure during the periconceptional period induced oxidative stress and reduced mtDNA in maternal liver and the placental labyrinth and junctional zone.
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Publishing Date:
9 February, 2025
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Journal Name:
The Journal of Physiology
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Authors:
Sarah S. Steane, Tulika Das, Jacinta I. Kalisch-Smith, Dinithi T. Mahaliyanage, Lisa K. Akison, Karen M. Moritz, James S. M. Cuffe
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