“Taken together, to our knowledge, this study is the first to examine the impact of the pandemic in adults with FASD. And while it may be too soon to predict the long-term effects of the pandemic on mental health, our data suggest that it will be important that future work also takes into account how immune function may be modulating mental health outcomes in this population.”
- Frontiers in Neuroscience

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“Increased alcohol use among pregnant and postpartum women during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with autonomic nervous system dysregulation, known to negatively affect resilience to change and further exacerbate the risk of stress-related mental health disorders and substance use.”

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This article in Scientific American states, “In some states, punitive drug laws require physicians to report a pregnant person with a substance use disorder, leading to the removal of their child after birth.”

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 “In this two part episode of FASD Hope, Jennifer Wisdahl, COO of FASD United, first shares an important FASD Legislative Update and upcoming happenings of FASD United.

Part 2 of this episode is a kick off for the Run FASD 2023 registration and information discussion with Rebecca Tillou of Run FASD. The Run FASD Virtual 5K (your way!) will be held

from September 9-17, 2023.”

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 This study “sought to explore whether it was possible to use normal 2D face images to approximate 3D surfaces of the face. We showed that it was. Our method involved using 3D models that can change their shape based on a variety of real human faces, combined with 3D facial analysis technology.”

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This study aimed to provide a comparison of behavioural, cognitive, affect-related and sleep profiles in children aged between 6 and 15 years with diagnoses of FASD or ASD, in contrast to typically developing (TD) children.”
- Journal of Integrative Neuroscience

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