Alcoholism News
October 21, 2024
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Oct. 17, 2024 One of the main physical symptoms of alcohol withdrawal is 'allodynia' -- increased sensitivity to mechanical stimuli that are normally innocuous, which is a clinical sign of chronic pain. In a new ...
Oct. 9, 2024 A new study has failed to find any strong links between drinking coffee during pregnancy and neurodevelopmental difficulties in ...
Oct. 9, 2024 Researchers find cardiac arrhythmias in partygoers who had drunk a lot of ...
Aug. 22, 2024 A new study suggests recollecting a previous drinking episode could put women off drinking too ...
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Aug. 14, 2024 A new study could lead to better alcohol use screenings for patients in a primary care ...
Aug. 8, 2024 Researchers say they now know that offspring are inheriting dysfunction in their mitochondria as a result of their parents' substance abuse. This ...
Aug. 8, 2024 Little is known about the association between the frequency of alcohol use and the severity of injuries sustained after a fall in older adults. A study of 3,128 older adults who underwent an initial ...
Aug. 13, 2024 Adolescents were more likely to have consumed alcohol or tried marijuana by age 15 if they had later bedtimes and slept fewer hours during the night during childhood and adolescence, according to a ...
Aug. 6, 2024 Grab a drink with friends at happy hour and you're likely to feel chatty, friendly and upbeat. But grab a drink alone and you may experience feelings of depression. Researchers think they now know ...
July 9, 2024 Even years after they have recovered, a person who once struggled with alcohol or opioid addiction can relapse--and that relapse is more likely to occur during particularly stressful times. Now, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Mar. 27, 2024 The couple that drinks together might live longer together, too, says a University of Michigan ...
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, ...
Earlier Headlines
Oct. 10, 2024 Mentally healthy college students who felt connected to their university were more likely to binge drink than those who did not feel connected to their university, according to a new ...
Sep. 19, 2024 Just over half of heavier drinkers in England say they would make changes to their drinking if calorie labels for alcohol were introduced, according to a new ...
Sep. 17, 2024 Reducing the serving size for beer, lager and cider reduces the volume of those drinks consumed in pubs, bars and restaurants, and could be a useful alcohol control measure, according to a new study. ...
July 29, 2024 New research is shedding new light on the complex issue of drinking and driving among teens and young adults in the ...
July 23, 2024 Bipolar disorder and alcohol problems seem to go hand-in-hand, leading to a widespread belief that drinking acts as a kind of 'self medication' to ease bipolar's life-altering symptoms ...
May 23, 2024 A new study assessed cannabis use in the United States between 1979 and 2022, finding that a growing share of cannabis consumers report daily or near-daily use and that their numbers now exceed those ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 drugs decreased cravings and reduced alcohol ...
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, exercise and get adequate rest, according to a new ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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. ...
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 increases in systolic (top-number) blood pressure and ...
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 ...
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- Scientists Give New Insight Into a Molecular Target of Alcohol
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- Can Pharmacotherapies Prevent Alcohol Use Disorder in People With PTSD?
- Brain Organoids Reveal in Detail the Harms of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
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- College Students Suffer More Than 100 Alcohol-Related Consequences, Study Finds
- Study Identifies Alcohol Risk Factors for Acute Stroke
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- How Fear Memories Get Stuck in Some Brains
- Heart Medication Shows Potential as Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder
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- Study That Investigated Whether Three Smoking Cessation Drugs Could Reduce Alcohol Intake Yields Unexpected Finding
- Digital Support for Reduced Alcohol Consumption
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- Heavy Drinkers Four Times More Likely to Smoke in England, Study Finds
- Binge Drinking Raises Risk of Developing Alcohol Problems, Even for Moderate Drinkers
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- Alcohol Consumption Is Affected by a Protein Linked to the Circadian Rhythm
- Ketamine and Psychological Therapy Helped Severe Alcoholics Abstain for Longer in Trial