Heavy and former heavy drinking is associated with brain abnormalities like hyaline arteriolosclerosis and neurofibrillary ...

An expert explained new French guidelines, stressing that healthcare professionals must routinely discuss alcohol use with ...

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)—when the soft tissues in the throat collapse and block the airway—especially correlates to ...

Researchers say a certain level of drinking is linked to lesions in the brain that cause memory and thinking problems ...

The shift in public opinion is already influencing consumer behavior. More than half of marijuana users report drinking less ...

This study suggests that regularly consuming kefir may be beneficial for slowing Alzheimer’s disease. Kefir is a versatile fermented beverage that you can drink by itself or use in recipes. More ...

Insomnia and hazardous drinking are so closely intertwined that estimates suggest at least one-third, and as many as 91%, of people who have a hard time with sleep also misuse alcohol.

Addiction is often misunderstood as a simple choice or a matter of willpower, but research has shown that it is a complex ...

The crash of a pick-up truck into the Niagara Gorge is being investigated as a possible case of impaired driving.

While ageing and genetics are significant contributors, lifestyle factors like alcohol consumption are increasingly recognised as playing a role in the disease’s onset and progression.

This model of progressive threat explains the neurophysiologic changes, including the neurotransmitter changes, seen with alcohol use. It also explains the increase in endogenous opioids (remember ...