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Pregnancy, Fatty Acids, and the Endocannabinoid System (ECS): One Substrate Story Behind Two Epidemics
How binge drinking triggers gut damage and inflammation so quickly
Minchenberg S B et al 2025 - Unraveling the gastrointestinal tract's response to alcohol binges: Neutrophil recruitment, neutrophil extracellular traps, and intestinal injury
Deenik J et al 2025 - Lifestyle psychiatry: a conceptual framework for application in mental healthcare and support
Ketogenic Diets in Neurology, Psychiatry, and Addiction Medicine
Now is the time to recognize and respond to addiction to ultra-processed foods
Cardona D et al 2025 - Impact of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Alcohol Use and Negative Consequences: A Systematic Review
Wienand D et al 2025 - Non-mental health inpatient and emergency care hospital costs associated with four mental disorders in Europe: a modelling study
Study finds high hospital costs in Europe due to physical comorbidities of mental disorders
Unwin J et al 2025 - Low carbohydrate and psychoeducational programs show promise for the treatment of ultra-processed food addiction: 12-month follow-up
Zaloum S et el 2025 - Tackling the growing burden of nitrous oxide-induced public health harms
Yockey R 2025 - Addressing the Unregulated Use of Nitrous Oxide Canisters
Nangs are popular with young people. But are they aware of the serious harms of nitrous oxide?
The effects of binge drinking on teenagers’ brain development
For heavy drinkers, chronic pain associated with alcohol withdrawal could be permanent
Borgonetti V et al 2024 - Excessive alcohol intake produces persistent mechanical allodynia and dysregulates the endocannabinoid system in the lumbar dorsal root ganglia of genetically-selected Marchigian Sardinian alcohol-preferring rats
Brewerton et al 2024 - Dismantling the myth of "all foods fit" in eating disorder treatment.
Binge drinking is a growing public health crisis—how research on alcohol use disorder has shifted
Brain activity related to craving and heavy drinking differs across sexes, study reveals
Radoman M et al 2024 - Neural Correlates of Stress and Alcohol Cue-Induced Alcohol Craving and of Future Heavy Drinking: Evidence of Sex Differences
Hard-hitting campaigns can help prevent drinking during pregnancy, new research shows
Pettigrew et al 2023 - Evaluation outcomes of a Western Australian campaign designed to reduce alcohol use in pregnancy
Young children drinking daily caffeinated soda found more likely to try alcohol within a year
Kwon M et al 2023 - Caffeinated Soda Intake in Children Is Associated with Neurobehavioral Risk Factors for Substance Misuse
Ajibo C et al 2023 - Consumption of energy drinks by children and young people: a systematic review examining evidence of physical effects and consumer attitudes
Gearhardt et al 2023 - Social, clinical, and policy implications of ultra-processed food addiction
Consumption of Ultra Processed Food and Mental Wellbeing Outcomes
Ward J H et al 2023 - Increased rates of chronic physical health conditions across all organ systems in autistic adolescents and adults
McGorry P et al 2023 - Mental health of young Australians: dealing with a public health crisis
Australia's health care system must change to address 'rising tide' of youth mental ill health, say psychiatrists
Critical Brain Nutrients: Evidence that Current Dietary Advice Harms Mental Health – and Potential Solutions
Eyre H et al 2023 - Good Food is Vital for Brain Health So We Must Change the Food Industry
Borgonetti V et al 2023 - Chronic alcohol induced mechanical allodynia by promoting neuroinflammation: a mouse model of alcohol-evoked neuropathic pain.
FAB WEBINAR - How Food Affects Your Brain: The Role of Nutrition and Diet in the Mental Health Crisis
Drinking alcohol brings no health benefits, study finds
Breton-Larrivée M et al 2023 - Mitigating the detrimental developmental impact of early fetal alcohol exposure using a maternal methyl donor-enriched diet
Can certain nutrients protect against the effects of fetal alcohol exposure?
Zhao J et al 2023 - Association Between Daily Alcohol Intake and Risk of All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses
Paris A et al 2023 - Nitrous oxide-induced subacute combined degeneration of the cord: diagnosis and treatment
Surge in nitrous oxide abuse: New guidelines to help clinicians recognize cases and prevent spinal cord damage from resulting Vitamin B12 deficiency
Carbia C et al 2023 - The Microbiome-Gut-Brain axis regulates social cognition & craving in young binge drinkers
Youth binge drinking linked to gut microbiome changes
Gearhardt A et al 2022 - Highly processed foods can be considered addictive substances based on established scientific criteria
Highly processed foods can be considered addictive like tobacco products, study claims
McGreen J et al 2022 - Beyond thirst: Cravings for non-alcoholic beverages including soft drink
Counting cravings for coffee and soft drinks
B12 deficiency and Nitrous oxide: neurologists report a worrying rise in young people with paralysis
Contreras-Rodriguez et al 2022 - Dissecting ultra-processed foods and drinks: Do they have a potential to impact the brain?
Witek K et al 2025 - A High-Sugar Diet Consumption, Metabolism and Health Impacts with a Focus on the Development of Substance Use Disorder: A Narrative Review
Bradlow et al 2022 - The Potential of N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine (NAC) in the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders