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07/24/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Alcohol consumption during pregnancy found to have transgenerational damaging effect on developing brains

Previous studies confirmed that alcohol consumption can lead to lifelong disabilities in children such as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). However, medical doctors only assumed a connection between the mother and the exposed fetus. A transgenerational effect was never studied until now. A new study made by researchers at the University of California, Riverside found […]

05/05/2017 / By Earl Garcia

High alcohol consumption linked to an increased risk for breast cancer among African American women

A recent study revealed that excessive alcohol consumption may increase the risk of developing breast cancer among African American women. As part of the study, researchers at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center pooled data from the African American Breast Cancer Epidemiology and Risk consortium and examined more than 22,000 women. The scientists also took […]

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