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A baby with FAS; his lifetime medical and welfare costs are estimated by some to be as high as US$5 million. [1] Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) describes a spectrum of permanent and often devastating birth-defect syndromes caused by maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. The main effect of fetal alcohol exposure is brain damage, which can be caused during any trimester, because the fetus's brain continues to develop throughout the entire pregnancy. The brain damage i ...
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Mouse Study Identifies Protective Mechanism Against Alcohol-Induced Embryo Toxicity
... Researchers have identified a mechanism by which the eight amino acid peptide NAP, an active fragment of a neuroprotective brain protein, protects against alcohol-induced embryo toxicity and growth re...
Source: National Institutes of Health
Preguntas frecuentes acerca del síndrome alcohólico fetal ... El síndrome alcohólico fetal (SAF) es un grupo de defectos de nacimiento causados por el consumo de alcohol durante el embarazo. Los niños que sufren del SAF tienen muchos problemas físicos, mentales ...
Source: National Women's Health Information Center
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome ... Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a group of birth defects caused by drinking alcohol during pregnancy. Children with FAS have many physical, mental and behavioral problems and may be mentally retarded....
Source: National Women's Health Information Center
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