Most of us were taught to think of alcohol in simple terms: moderation is fine, excess is the problem. But the deeper I’ve ...

Alcohol does not simply relax the mind. It rewires it. With repeated use, drinking can splinter the brain’s carefully coordinated networks into scattered, competing circuits that chase the next drink ...

A 2024 U.S. national survey reported that 11.8% of males and 7.6% of females ages 12 and older met the criteria for Alcohol ...

A 20-year–long rhesus monkey study suggests that prenatal alcohol exposure changes aspects of dopamine systems in offspring that influence how quickly they drink alcohol in adulthood.

Note: While research on alcohol is evolving, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says drinking less or not at all is better for your health. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the ...

Does alcohol lower testosterone? Let’s get right to it. Heavy or chronic alcohol intake can throw your hormones out of balance — including your testosterone levels. That’s because heavy drinking can ...

New in JNeurosci, Mary Schneider and Alexander Converse, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, led an interdisciplinary ...

New research reveals that popular GLP-1 medications like Ozempic could change how quickly alcohol affects the body, offering early clues into their surprising impact on craving, intoxication, and ...

Three quarters of people finishing Dry January will return to drinking, but they may not be prepared for the after-effects ...