Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
General Discussions
Parenting News
Binge drinking rots teen brains
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="runawaybunny" data-source="post: 362039"><p><strong><a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18999-binge-drinking-rots-teen-brains.html" target="_blank">Binge drinking rots teen brains - New Scientist</a></strong></p><p> </p><p>Post-mortems of binge-drinking adolescent monkeys have produced the best evidence yet that heavy drinking at an early age can do lasting damage to the brain.</p><p> </p><p>The worst damage was to stem cells destined to become neurons in the hippocampus, the brain area responsible for memory and spatial awareness.</p><p> </p><p>Monkey and human brains develop in the same way, so the finding suggests that similar effects may occur in human teenagers. It thus reinforces the rationale for anti-alcohol policies in the US and elsewhere which aim to raise the age at with people start to drink.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="runawaybunny, post: 362039"] [B][URL="http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18999-binge-drinking-rots-teen-brains.html"]Binge drinking rots teen brains - New Scientist[/URL][/B] Post-mortems of binge-drinking adolescent monkeys have produced the best evidence yet that heavy drinking at an early age can do lasting damage to the brain. The worst damage was to stem cells destined to become neurons in the hippocampus, the brain area responsible for memory and spatial awareness. Monkey and human brains develop in the same way, so the finding suggests that similar effects may occur in human teenagers. It thus reinforces the rationale for anti-alcohol policies in the US and elsewhere which aim to raise the age at with people start to drink. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
General Discussions
Parenting News
Binge drinking rots teen brains
Top