Alcohol readily crosses the placenta and may disrupt fetal development. Harm from prenatal
alcohol exposure (PAE) is determined by the dose, pattern, timing and duration of exposure …

One important challenge in psychiatric research is to translate findings from brain imaging
research studies that identified brain alterations in patient groups into an accurate diagnosis …

Background Grip strength is a widely used and well-validated measure of overall health that
is increasingly understood to index risk for psychiatric illness and neurodegeneration in …

Background Neurocognitive deficits are common among youth with mental disorders, and
patterns of aberrant brain function generally cross diagnostic boundaries. This study …

Background Chronic liver diseases of all etiologies exist along a spectrum with varying
degrees of hepatic fibrosis. Despite accumulating evidence implying associations between …

PURPOSE Alcohol and cannabis are the most commonly used substances during
adolescence and are typically initiated during this sensitive neurodevelopmental period. The …

Children's behavioral problems have been associated with their family environments. Here,
we investigate whether specific features of brain structures could relate to this link. Using …

The prenatal period and the first years of life have a significant impact on the health issues
and life quality of an individual. The appropriate development of the immune system and the …

PURPOSE Although abstinence is recommended in pregnancy, many pregnancies are
exposed to alcohol. Observational studies of the effects of low to moderate prenatal alcohol …

Substance use often begins, and noticeably escalates, during adolescence. Identifying
predictive neurobehavioral vulnerability markers of substance use and related problems …