Fetal Alcohol/Alcoholism therapy

Summary Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and alcoholism are major social and medical problems worldwide. Recent evidence suggests that alcohols alter nervous system function by interacting directly with selective neural proteins. This has led to a hope that one may find specific alcohol antagonists that block the deleterious effects of alcohol.

Harvard Medical School researchers have recently identified both a specific binding target (protein) of ethanol in neuronal tissue as well as molecules that block this binding. This binding target plays a critical role in neural development and has also been implicated in processes related to learning and memory.

Applications Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/AlcoholismTtherapy For Further Information Please Contact the Director of Business Development Michal Preminger Email: [email protected] Telephone: (617) 432-0920

Inventor(s): Charness, Michael E.

Type of Offer: Licensing



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