In The News
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Alcohol use disorder can lead to accelerated aging of brain morphology
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a common neuropsychiatric disorder marked by neuropsychological deficits and neurocircuitry brain damage that can lead to serious negative consequences for family, work, and personal well-being.
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What Happens to Your Body When You Drink a Cocktail Every Day
If you love relaxing with a cocktail every night, think before you pour that next drink.
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Drinking outside this summer? Here's how much alcohol is too much, plus more safety tips.
When you think of summer, you may think of ice cream, beach days or relaxing with a fruity cocktail in your hand. Many alcohol and beverage companies kick into high gear by advertising beach-ready canned cocktails, spiked lemonades or summer ales.
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The alcohol health risks every moderate drinker should know
That daily glass of wine is doing more harm than you think. Just a small amount of alcohol can increase the risk of liver damage, heart failure and even cancer.
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Why GenZ Is Drinking Less And What This Means For The Alcohol Industry
When writing (and reading) about trends, it is sometimes easy to get lost into what is trending and harder to decipher the actual cultural and behavioral shifts that will last and impact businesses for the long-term.
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Reducing the Risk of Alcohol Use During Adolescents Drops Risk of Depression in Adulthood
After making adjustments, the results show a positive association between alcohol dependence at 18 years and depression at age 24 years. However, there was no association between the rate of change and depression.
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Sex and Tumor-Site Differences in the Association of Alcohol Intake With the Risk of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
Given the increasing incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC; diagnosed before age 50 years) worldwide, it is important to identify modifiable risk factors. We investigated whether alcohol consumption in the young population correlated with an increased early-onset CRC risk that differed by tumor location and sex.
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Alcohol harm reduction can also reduce other substance use
Quitting alcohol or drugs was not a top priority for people experiencing homelessness in a harm reduction treatment study, yet participants still reduced their use of both.
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Heavy drinking linked to lower muscle mass – here’s what you need to know
Heavy drinking has long been associated with various health problems, including cirrhosis of the liver, cancer and heart disease. But our latest study has found that these aren’t the only issues that excess drinking can cause. We found that heavy drinkers had lower levels of muscle mass than those who didn’t drink, or drank moderately.
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Drinking alcohol is bad for you – end of. Ignore the headlines that claim otherwise
Another week, another article suggesting that alcohol may have health benefits. It’s amazing how desperate drinkers are to fool themselves.
