Adolescence is a developmental period when physical and cognitive abilities are optimized,
when social skills are consolidated, and when sexuality, adolescent behaviors, and frontal …

The collaborative study on the genetics of alcoholism (COGA) is a multi‐site,
multidisciplinary project with the goal of identifying how genes are involved in alcohol use …

Objective: The authors sought evidence for altered adolescent brain growth trajectory
associated with moderate and heavy alcohol use in a large national, multisite, prospective …

Background Alcohol use among adolescents is widespread and a growing concern due to
long‐term behavioral deficits, including altered Pavlovian behavior, that potentially …

Background: Past studies have differentiated classes of polysubstance use in adolescence,
however, the associations of adolescent polysubstance use classes with longitudinal …

Background Alcohol‐related blackouts (ARB s) are reported by~ 50% of drinkers. While
much is known about the prevalence of ARB s in young adults and their cross‐sectional …

Excessive alcohol use in young adults is associated with greater impulsivity and
neurobiological alterations in executive control systems. The maximum number of drinks …

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a life-threatening disease characterized by compulsive
drinking, cognitive deficits, and social impairment that continue despite negative …

Background Adolescent alcohol exposure may increase depression vulnerability in
adulthood by increasing the anhedonic response to stress. Methods Male Wistar rats …

Background A novel avian influenza A (H7N9) virus, first identified in Mainland China in
February and March 2013, caused an outbreak in humans in April and May, 2013. Closure …