Ibuprofen May Stall Brain Damage.

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An anti-inflammatory drug may have the potential to stall the damaging effects of alcohol on the fetal brain, suggests a study at Ohio State University, Columbus. Ibuprofen reduced neuroinflammation and behavioral signs of alcohol exposure in a model of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.

The findings could have eventual implications reaching beyond fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, because neuroinflammation is a hallmark of many neurological diseases. In humans, fetal exposure to alcohol can lead to a cluster of life-altering problems, including trouble learning, remembering, and paying attention. As many as two to five of every 100 U.S. schoolchildren may have lasting problems resulting from early alcohol exposure, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga.

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