Neurological adolescent binge-drinking animal model launched.

Binge drinking can have lasting effects on brain pathways that are still developing during adolescence, state researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Louisiana State University. Results of their study using a rodent model of adolescent drinking appear in The Journal of Neuroscience. Adverse effects of this physical damage can persist long after adolescent drinking ends. The team found that the effects of alcohol … Continue reading Neurological adolescent binge-drinking animal model launched.