Prenatal substance use is a critical public health concern that is linked with several harmful
maternal and fetal consequences. The most frequently used substance in pregnancy is …

Flavonoids constitute a large group of polyphenolic compounds with numerous effects on
behaviour and cognition. These effects vary from learning and memory enhancement to an …

Perinatal substance use remains a major public health problem and is associated with a
number of deleterious maternal and fetal effects. Polysubstance use in pregnancy is …

Aim: To increase understanding of the consequences of growing up with substance-abusing
parents, including how this can influence the experience of becoming a parent. Methods: In …

Ethanol (EtOH) exposure during pregnancy induces cognitive and physiological deficits in
the offspring. However, the role of paternal alcohol exposure (PAE) on offspring EtOH …

Most children with in utero alcohol exposure do not exhibit all features of fetal alcohol
syndrome (FAS), and a challenge for clinicians is to make an early diagnosis of fetal alcohol …

Excessive alcohol exposure has severe health consequences, and clinical and animal
studies have demonstrated that disruptions in the epigenome of somatic cells, such as those …

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are associated with cognitive and behavioral
deficits, and decreased volume of the whole brain and cerebral cortex. Rodent models have …

Alcohol affects multiple neurotransmitter systems, notably the GABAergic system and has
been recognised for a long time as particularly damaging during critical stages of brain …

Evidence from research in humans and animals suggest that ingesting alcohol during
pregnancy can disrupt the fetal immune system and result in an increased risk of infections …