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NIH Head Rejects Proposed NIDA, NIAAA Merger
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“[T]he National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) will retain their institutional identities, while strengthening their ongoing efforts to work more closely with each other and with …
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Weeding out distress
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According to the National Crimes Records Bureau, 125,017 people committed suicide in 2008 and at least 1,000 farmers ended their lives every year in the Vidarbha region since 2001 though several experts dispute the figure for being low than the actual …
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Gene Variant Linked to Active Personality Traits Also Linked to Human Longevity
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Robert Moyzis, professor of biological chemistry at UC Irvine, and Dr. Nora Volkow, a psychiatrist who conducts research at the Brookhaven National Laboratory and also directs the National Institute on Drug Abuse, led a research effort that included …
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Students Like Me: Episode 9 of 9

Students Like Me: A pathbreaking video guide for educators teaching children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Over the past few years, practical research has been revealing more about the nature of learning challenges faced by children with alcohol-related birth defects. As a result, strategies are emerging to help children in both mainstream and special education classrooms. Students Like Me gives elementary and special educators a clear understanding of what Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is, how it affects childrens learning and behavior, and what can be done to modify classroom environments and teaching methods to allow children with FAS to learn. This program was produced with a Small Business Innovative Research grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Includes: – How to recognize a child with FAS – How to modify the class; environment and adjust teaching methods – How to communicate clearly and plan transitions and unstructured time in the classroom

 

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