Now, scientists from the University of Warwick have made important progress in learning what causes alcohol addiction in the ...

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 ...

New research using rhesus monkeys suggests that the brain’s relationship with alcohol may begin forming long before a person ...

Short-term, alcohol slows brain processing, triggers the reward system, reduces stress and pain, impairs spatial thinking, and can cause memory lapses or blackouts. Long-term, alcohol damages the ...

Alcohol exposure before birth may quietly set the brain on a path toward risky drinking decades later.

Your brain is one of the most energy-hungry organs in your body, relying on a steady supply of nutrients to think, focus, and remember. Many of the foods that support overall health also help keep ...

The reported health effects of drinking alcohol are varied, with clear deleterious effects of heavy drinking on the brain, liver, and other organ systems, and some suggestion of benefit at low levels ...

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.

Lifestyle factors, including alcohol intake, have been linked with intracerebral hemorrhage. Compared with people who drank less than three daily drinks, heavy drinkers were younger at intracerebral ...

Researchers compare dietary intake, diet quality, and dietary assessment methods among individuals with alcohol use disorder.

Experts explain how Dry January can transform your health in 30 days. Learn about the benefits of taking an alcohol break and ...

Heroin is one of the most addictive drugs in the world. It is an opioid that floods the brain with dopamine, a chemical that helps us feel pleasure. This causes a strong feeling of happiness, ...