A “gold standard” trial found that semaglutide helped reduce drinking in people with obesity who sought out treatment for ...

Drinking more than eight alcoholic drinks per week is linked to a higher risk of brain lesions called hyaline arteriolosclerosis, which are linked to memory and thinking problems. The corresponding ...

Every experience leaves a trace in the brain, a memory that can shape future behavior. Alcohol and other addictive substances ...

Part of a series of discussions by the Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research about the neuroscientific, genetic and social aspects of alcohol drinking and the development of Alcohol Use ...

The finding could lead to new treatments for alcohol dependence and anxiety disorders.

For the first time, researchers demonstrated in an animal how heavy alcohol use leads to long-term behavioral issues by damaging brain circuits critical for decision-making. Rats exposed to high ...

The Research Society on Alcohol (RSA) (formerly the Research Society on Alcoholism) is a learned society of over 1600 active members based in Austin, Texas. Its objective is to advance research on ...

Drinking any quantity of alcohol is linked to a higher risk of dementia, reported a new study published in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. “These findings challenge the notion that low levels of alcohol ...

As digital doomscrolling becomes a defining habit of modern life, new research reveals how the constant influx of distressing ...

“No thanks.” Choosing health over habits — because saying no to alcohol is saying yes to better health, improved sleep, clearer thinking, and a longer life. Alcohol holds a paradoxical place in modern ...