Alcohol

Study finds people homeless in their 20s, 30s and 40s are physically comparable to those housed in their 70s and 80s Trinity study finds people homeless in their 20s, 30s and 40s are physically comparable to those housed in their 70s and…

Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- In a study with pandemic-related implications, researchers report that strangers who consume alcohol together may keep their distance initially - but draw physically closer as they become…

Some failed to detect users were over legal driving limit more than half the time, Penn medicine research finds PHILADELPHIA-- Alcohol-impaired driving kills 29 people a day and costs $121 billion a year in the U.S. After years of progress…

Credit: Indiana University For some people, social gatherings can be a time to imbibe. And for some, that can turn into a time to overindulge. But how do your neighborhood and your social network affect binge drinking? Along…

Findings should spur the search for new therapies that help lower stress and impact the heart without the drawbacks of alcohol Moderate alcohol intake--defined as no more than one alcoholic drink for women and two for men per day--has been…

Lifestyle factors, caregiver stress thought to play a role in increased risk Individuals living with a spouse with heart disease were more than twice as likely to have heart disease themselves, according to a study being presented at the…

What The Study Did: Changes in adolescents' use of e-cigarettes, cannabis and alcohol and in physical activity behaviors following the COVID-19 stay-at-home order in California are examined in this study. Authors: Benjamin W. Chaffee,…

Many people in Switzerland experienced considerable psychological distress during the first COVID-19 lockdown from mid-March to the end of April 2020. Researchers from the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at…

For evidence-based improvements to last, workers must see legitimacy LAWRENCE -- Researchers commonly work with the criminal justice system to implement reforms, bringing with them the latest science and data pointing to why a certain…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Parents of teens who went through puberty early may be more lenient when it comes to letting them consume alcohol, according to a new Penn State study. But the researchers said that even if adolescents appear more…

Research shows that children who experience puberty earlier than their peers are more likely to begin drinking alcohol at a young age and early alcohol exposure is also known to be related to alcohol dependence later in life.…

After pouring beer into a glass, streams of little bubbles appear and start to rise, forming a foamy head. As the bubbles burst, the released carbon dioxide gas imparts the beverage's desirable tang. But just how many bubbles are in that…

Research could pave way for future treatments for alcohol use disorder The slurred speech, poor coordination, and sedative effects of drinking too much alcohol may actually be caused by the breakdown of alcohol products produced in the…

National University of Ireland Galway discovery on silent killer condition could profoundly change care for patientsCredit: NUI Galway New research led by a professor at NUI Galway is set to change how doctors treat some patients…

Addiction experts at the University of Missouri are using a 5-year, $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to gather data on this topic, widely regarded as a public health issue It's a health crisis often hidden in plain…

Study offers hope to those in addiction recovery: Most people are able to rebuild important aspects of their lives. BOSTON - Addiction is associated with social exclusion, loss of access to resources, and general disengagement from civic…

Credit: Joshua Edson A new Veterans Affairs study finds that combat experience is associated with a higher risk of alcohol use to cope with PTSD symptoms. But the connection is weaker when accounting for the severity of the PTSD. The…

Veterans two times more likely to develop head and neck cancers than non-veterans BUFFALO, N.Y. - The University at Buffalo has received a $1.5 million grant from the United States Department of Defense to develop new therapies that help…

A new George Mason University study found that calls to US poison control centers for supersized alcopops disproportionately involved underage drinkers compared to calls for other alcohol productsCredit: George Mason University …

"Alarming" trend includes mental and physical health, behaviors COLUMBUS, Ohio - Recent generations show a worrying decline in health compared to their parents and grandparents when they were the same age, a new national study reveals.…