New Issue of NIAAA Spectrum Now Available!
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Volume 12, Issue 2 Is Now Available!
NIAAA Spectrum is the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism's (NIAAA) triannual webzine. With engaging feature articles, short news updates, and colorful graphics, NIAAA Spectrum offers accessible and relevant information on NIAAA and the alcohol research field. The latest issue is now available. The full table of contents is presented below, and a printer-friendly version is attached.
In This Issue
Feature
Leveraging Collaboration to Address Alcohol Problems
Alcohol consumption affects virtually every tissue and organ in the body and is associated with more than 200 diseases and injury-related conditions. For this reason, collaborative efforts across the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are critical.
News From the Field
NIAAA Scientists Highlight Alcohol-Related Mortality Increase in the United States
A recent study by NIAAA scientists found that nearly 1 million people died from alcohol-related causes between 1999 and 2017.
Spotlight
Alcohol Treatment and Physical Distancing
If you need alcohol treatment while practicing physical distancing, there are several professionally led treatment and mutual-support group options available to you.
Distinguished Investigators Join the NIAAA Division of Intramural Clinical and Biological Research
In 2019, two distinguished investigators joined the NIAAA Division of Intramural Clinical and Biological Research.
Noteworthy
More NIAAA Factsheets Now Available in Spanish
NIAAA recently released three new additions to its series of Spanish-language factsheets.
The 24th Mark Keller Honorary Lecture
Laura E. Nagy, Ph.D., delivered the 24th annual NIAAA Mark Keller Honorary Lecture on Tuesday, January 28 at NIH.
NIAAA@Work
Ehsan Shokri Kojori, Ph.D., a Research Fellow in the NIAAA Laboratory of Neuroimaging, seeks to understand how autonomic activity that controls vital body functions, such as blood pressure and breathing, affects brain networks and how that information relates to substance misuse and neuropsychiatric disorders.
5 Questions With...
Senior Investigator, NIAAA Laboratory on Neurobiology of Compulsive Behaviors, NIH Intramural Research Program