Teenage Binge Drinking Can Affect Brain Functions in Future Offspring
Repeated binge drinking during adolescence can affect brain functions in future generations, potentially putting offspring at risk for such conditions as depression, anxiety, and metabolic disorders, a Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine study has found.
“Adolescent binge drinking not only is dangerous to the brain development of teenagers, but also may impact the brains of their children,” said senior author Toni R. Pak, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology of Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.
The study by Dr. Pak, first author Anna Dorothea Asimes, a PhD student in Dr. Pak’s lab, and colleagues was presented Nov. 14, 2016 at Neuroscience 2016, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.
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Can't help wondering, does the modified brain of the offspring in any way adapt them to carry on with binge-drinking? Or even, counter-adapt them? I could imagine a lineage since early mammals with tribes switching in and out of ethanol addiction -- long enough for trans-generational responses to face selection.
ReplyDeleteIn the first place, only the idea of binge drinking is a primary sign of brain disfunctionality.... And sorry, if you're concerned, it's typically an Anglo-Saxon behavior, very popular in England.... Watch the video....
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It deserves noting that in populations without the alcohol digesting enzyme, the equivalent to Anglo-Saxon binge drinking is attained with a much smaller amount of ethanol.
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