Alcoholism News
May 16, 2024
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Apr. 5, 2024 Some people have genes that protect them from alcohol abuse. An examination of databases at 23andMe reveal that those same alcohol-protective variants have associations with conditions and behaviors that may have nothing to do with ...
Apr. 2, 2024 Researchers have found that even low to moderate alcohol use by pregnant patients may contribute to subtle changes in their babies' prenatal development, including lower birth length and a shorter duration of ...
Mar. 27, 2024 The couple that drinks together might live longer together, too, says a University of Michigan ...
Jan. 8, 2024 By investigating a molecule in the brain tied to cellular communication, scientists uncover important information about the proteins that do -- and do not -- influence alcohol drinking ...
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Mar. 20, 2024 Men and women with lower income or education levels are more likely to develop medical conditions related to alcohol abuse compared to similar individuals with a higher socioeconomic status, ...
Jan. 8, 2024 An analysis of those posts, together with a remote study of individuals with obesity who reported using semaglutide and tirzepatide, found that the ...
Dec. 4, 2023 The holiday season is a time for joy and celebration but many Americans admit the endless flurry of activities make it difficult to eat healthy, ...
Dec. 1, 2023 Researchers have identified that a peptide called pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP), is involved in heavy alcohol drinking. In addition, they have discovered that this ...
Nov. 30, 2023 The increased legalization of cannabis over the past several years can potentially increase its co-use with alcohol. Concerningly, very few studies have looked at the effects of these two drugs when ...
Oct. 30, 2023 Researchers have discovered mechanisms by which specific cells are activated in alcohol withdrawal-induced headache. The research may benefit further studies of various substance use disorder ...
Sep. 7, 2023 Children of a parent with alcohol or drug use disorder have a greater risk of intellectual disability, even if the problem only lies with the father, researchers report. According to the study, ...
July 31, 2023 An analysis of data from seven studies involving more than 19,000 adults in the United States, Korea and Japan found a clear association between ...
June 26, 2023 Research links women's lean body mass with how quickly they eliminate alcohol from their system. Women with obesity and those who are older eliminate alcohol from their bloodstreams faster than those ...
June 12, 2023 Employees who frequently interact with artificial intelligence systems are more likely to experience loneliness that can lead to insomnia and increased after-work drinking, according to research ...
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Feb. 13, 2024 New research examined how often people experiencing binge eating are also using cannabis recreationally, and whether patients who use cannabis experience more severe eating disorder symptoms or ...
Jan. 18, 2024 Across 21 licensed premises in England, removing the largest individual serving size of wine from the menu reduced the volume of wine sold, according to a new ...
Jan. 10, 2024 Reducing stimulant use was associated with significant improvement in measures of health and recovery among people with stimulant use disorder, even if they did not achieve total abstinence. This ...
Oct. 6, 2023 Men who have been on parental leave have a significantly reduced risk of being hospitalized due to alcohol consumption, according to a new study from ...
Aug. 23, 2023 Alcohol use and subsequent handgun carrying were positively associated during adolescence and young adulthood among individuals who grew up in rural areas, similar to findings in urban areas. ...
June 12, 2023 A new study offers an explanation for why light-to-moderate alcohol consumption may be associated with lower risk of heart disease. For the first time, researchers found that alcohol, in light to ...
June 9, 2023 Heavy alcohol consumption may cause permanent dysregulation of neurons, or brain cells, in adolescents, according to a new study in mice. The findings suggest that exposure to binge-levels of alcohol ...
Apr. 21, 2023 A team showed how both alcohol intake and alcohol withdrawal can lead to increased pain and ...
Apr. 19, 2023 What are the consequences of mothers consuming alcohol while breastfeeding? A research team at the University of California, Riverside, performed a mouse study to find ...
Apr. 11, 2023 A probiotic treatment reduced the negative effects of alcohol consumption in ...
Mar. 7, 2023 Recent findings point toward a potential new drug target for treating alcohol use ...
Feb. 21, 2023 Researchers have identified a pill used to treat a common skin disease as an 'incredibly promising' treatment for alcohol use disorder. On average, people in a proof-of-concept study who ...
Feb. 16, 2023 Researchers have used artificial intelligence to discover a link between alterations in the shape of children's faces and the amount of alcohol their mothers drank, before and during pregnancy. ...
Jan. 31, 2023 A new study reveals that having a sense of purpose in daily life can influence college students' decisions on day-to-day alcohol ...
Dec. 20, 2022 Mothers drank alcohol less frequently as the COVID-19 pandemic progressed, according to a small study of Ohio women, but another result was more concerning to researchers. Findings showed that the ...
Dec. 12, 2022 Simultaneous cannabis and alcohol use, defined as using both substances at the same time so their effects overlap, increased in adults from 2008 to 2019, according to new research. Shifts in cannabis ...
Dec. 7, 2022 A large genetic study has identified more than 2,300 genes predicting alcohol and tobacco use after analyzing data from more than 3.4 million people. Researchers said a majority of these genes were ...
Nov. 28, 2022 States that legalized recreational cannabis saw a slight population-level uptick in alcohol consumption that was largely driven by young adults and men, according to new ...
Nov. 22, 2022 A new MRI study revealed that consumption of alcohol even in low to moderate amounts during pregnancy can change the baby's brain structure and delay brain ...
Nov. 21, 2022 The number of stores selling alcohol in a neighborhood is linked to cases of child abuse and neglect in the same area, a new study ...
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