This short video from Proof Alliance NC features a fun summer mocktail. The mocktail is made with lemon juice, elderflower syrup, elderflower tonic, soda water, and garnished with a lemon twist and mint.
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“Alcohol-related content (ARC) is pervasive across social media. Existing research suggests that posting of and exposure to such content may affect young adults' drinking and alcohol-related problems. This scoping review delineates and describes the existing peer-reviewed quantitative research examining the associations between ARC posting and exposure and drinking and alcohol-related problems among young adults ages 18 to 30.”
- Alcohol Research, Current Reviews
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“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), analyzing data from 2022, continues to shed light on when and how women are dying during and following pregnancy. In particular, deaths due to mental health conditions have risen significantly from 22.7% in 2021 to 27.7% in 2022. Mental health conditions continue to be the overall leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths, with 216 deaths due to mental health conditions.”
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Choline is an essential nutrient that supports brain health. While studies have shown inconsistent benefits of choline supplementation for improving outcomes related to PAE, Dr. Susan M. Smith is working to better understand when and how choline may help.
As part of her work with CIFASD, Dr. Smith is studying whether pairing choline with other micronutrients, such as vitamin B, may improve outcomes for individuals with prenatal alcohol exposure.
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Last week’s congressional hearings on U.S. health policy covered familiar ground. The central issue driving the hearings was the administration’s FY2027 budget request, which proposes cutting HHS discretionary funding by 12.5% and reducing NIH’s budget by more than $5 billion. Federal investments have supported prevalence studies and longitudinal research through initiatives like the Collaborative Initiative on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (CIFASD), along with early efforts to build screening and intervention models. The scale of that investment, though, has never come close to matching the prevalence or scope of FASD.
Read more here.
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“Two new resources from Children and Family Futures in partnership with Casey Family Programs are designed to support clearer identification and more coordinated, family‑centered responses. The issue brief explores how common and overlooked FASD is among children and families involved in the child welfare system.”
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