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Drinking alcohol while breastfeeding impacts health of newborns, suggests study
by Iqbal Pittalwala, University of California – Riverside Retrieved from https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-04-alcohol-breastfeeding-impacts-health-newborns.html Studies have shown that consuming alcohol during pregnancy can alter the brain and behavioral development

Father’s Alcohol Consumption Before Conception Linked to Brain and Facial Defects in Offspring
Summary: Researchers report paternal alcohol exposure prior to conception is associated with an increased risk of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and facial growth defects in their

Big Alcohol and the Commercial Determinants of Health: What can public health do?
By Callie Anderson Callie Anderson is completing her Masters of Public Health at the University of Waterloo. She currently works as a Health Promoter developing

CBC: Hangover headaches are the least of your worries. Scientists say drinking can be hard on the brain
Lauren Pelley · CBC News · Posted: Jan 24, 2023 2:00 AM MST Retrieved from https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/alcohol-drinking-brain-science-1.6722942?_cldee=WqmxvHZh89naExonMzwr109zCHEWiuymx_eIqm0t5a_Tm39jIirLW0ERXy9KbwUO&recipientid=contact-e551c9199c4ce8118147480fcff4b171-bd325f752e8248b689ca6f737470728a&esid=6da4d6c1-be9c-ed11-aad1-0022486dc98c Last year, Jesica Hurst began to re-evaluate the role casual drinking played in

Early prenatal alcohol exposure affects genes involved in embryonic development
Retrieved from https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-01-early-prenatal-alcohol-exposure-affects.html Written By: by University of Helsinki Alcohol exposure in early pregnancy can change gene function during the tightly regulated embryonic development, and consequently