College Alcohol Usage and Behavioral Change: Local and National Study Presented
On Oct. 14, Nancy Barnett, from Brown University and the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, lead a short seminar on “Alcohol use and related risk behaviors in college students: local data and national context.” About 50 students and professors attended the event that took place in Room 128 of Clark Science. The study that found the information was based on youth who took bi-weekly surveys that started in high school and continued into their college or work lives. Surprisingly, there has been little to no change in the past decade in heavy drinking. Read more…
Alcohol Tolerance ‘Switch’ Found
Researchers at North Carolina State University have found a genetic “switch” in fruit flies that plays an important role in making flies more tolerant to alcohol. Read more…
Chronic Voluntary Alcohol Consumption Impairs Neurogenesis
…”Our results demonstrate that in addition to causing existing cells to degenerate, excessive alcohol keeps new stem cells from forming,” Mandyam said. Read more…
Study: Parents’ Expectations Can Influence Risky Teen Behavior
The more parents expect their teens to engage in risky behaviors such as drinking and using drugs, the more likely their teens are to follow through with those behaviors, Reuters reported Oct. 16. Read more…
