Binge drinkers beware, Drunkorexia is calling
Around 1 in 3 female uni students report saving calories for binge drinking episodesCredit: Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash ...
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New study examines lifting of pub and nightclub restrictions
Credit: University of Stirling A new University of Stirling study is seeking to understand how the easing of COVID-19 pandemic ...
Study reports high level of hazardous drinking among Pacific Islander young adults in US
UC Riverside-led study calls for culturally tailored approaches to encourage this neglected population to seek behavioral health treatmentCredit: UCR School ...
Does cannabis use amplify the effect of prenatal alcohol exposure and vice versa?
Study focuses on impact of simultaneous usage on developing brain, nerves and blood vesselsCredit: University of Houston An unforeseen consequence ...
Holistic approach best for tackling nonmedical drug use, study finds
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Health practitioners are constantly developing new ways to help those with ...
A key brain region for controlling binge drinking has been found
The unique intersection in the brain between the stress system and binge drinking may be the key to controlling the ...
First mobile app for caregivers of children with FASD reaches trial stage
Credit: Researchers/University of Rochester In the summer of 2017, Christie Petrenko, an assistant professor and research associate at the University ...
‘Whiskey webs’ are the new ‘coffee ring effect’
Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b08984 Spilled coffee forms a ring as the liquid evaporates, depositing solids along ...
Sobering new data on drinking and driving: 15% of US alcohol-related motor vehicle fatalities involve alcohol under the legal limit
Accidents involving drivers testing below legal blood alcohol concentration limits are more likely to cause harm to others than drivers ...
Alcoholism without borders
How alcohol addiction spreads in post-Soviet countriesCredit: by S. Timonin, E. Andreev et al. In some former Soviet bloc countries, ...
Study: Layoffs lead to higher rates of violent offenses and property crimes
Displaced workers experienced a 20% increase in criminal charges the year after being laid offCredit: CWRU CLEVELAND-- Everyone knows that ...
Scientists discover new repair mechanism for alcohol-induced DNA damage
Credit: Image copyright: MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology or MRC LMB Researchers of the Hubrecht Institute (KNAW) in Utrecht, The ...
Why Edgar Allan Poe probably did not kill himself
Credit: Lancaster University A computational analysis of language used by the writer Edgar Allan Poe has revealed that his mysterious ...
About 8% of West Virginia babies are exposed to alcohol shortly before birth
Credit: Aira Burkhart/West Virginia University illustration About 8 percent of West Virginia newborns are exposed to alcohol two to four ...
Scientists explore new method to help people with alcohol use disorder
Credit: Virginia Tech People with alcohol use disorder know that when it comes to immediate satisfaction, nothing works quicker than ...
Gene therapy prevents disorders with alcohol exposure in ALDH2 deficiency
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 12, 2020--A new study has shown that gene therapy to ...
Alcoholism in the family affects how your brain switches between active and resting states
Credit: James Steinberg WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- You don't have to be a drinker for your brain to be affected ...
Self-care linked to greater confidence in parents of children with FASD
Credit: University of Rochester researchers Children diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD)--caused by prenatal alcohol exposure--often face lifelong developmental, ...
How to head off a Red Bull habit — study
Trial to discourage too much energy drink consumptionCredit: Flinders University Regular consumers of popular caffeinated energy drinks may need help ...
In mice, alcohol dependence results in brain-wide remodeling of functional architecture
Novel imaging technologies produce first whole-brain atlas at single-cell resolution, revealing how alcohol addiction -- and abstinence -- change neural ...
