The study, published in Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science, found the effect occurs in the paraventricular nucleus of ...

New Year’s resolutions often revolve around self-improvement, and for many, that means cutting back on alcohol or completely detoxing. While detoxing can seem daunting, there’s a growing interest in ...

A study using Swedish patient data found anti-obesity drugs were linked with fewer hospitalizations related to alcohol use, adding to a body of work suggesting these drugs could potentially be used to ...

This is Part Two of our Psychedelic Science series. Click here for Part One, here for Part Three, and here for Part Four. It may seem counterintuitive to treat addiction with a drug that the Drug ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, excessive alcohol use accounts for 80,000 deaths each year in the United States, making alcoholism the third leading cause of preventable ...

Scientists discovered that alcohol activates a sugar-producing pathway in the body, creating fructose that may reinforce ...

Alcohol is a depressant. It is associated with nervous system interference to bring about damaging behaviour. Research done by the Division of Non-Communicable Disease, in the Ministry of Health, ...

Correction: In this video, we misstated Dr. Katie Witkiewitz’s credentials. She is a clinical psychologist and professor at the University of New Mexico. The ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience.View full ...

Alcohol can have short- and long-term impacts on health and wellbeing. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Most people who drink ...