A study reveals that early patterns of stress-driven drinking may quietly reshape the brain in ways that persist into midlife ...

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 ...

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 ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., April 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A new approach to preventing teen substance use produced dramatic reductions in tobacco and alcohol misuse among high school students. Results of a ...

More and more people, including the female stars in these before and after photos, are ditching alcohol and seeing ...

Recent advances in the integration of electroencephalography (EEG) with machine learning techniques have provided promising avenues for the early detection and monitoring of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) ...

There’s a new way to treat alcoholism — and it’s as easy as popping a candy. Clutch, from Oar Health, is said to be the first mint designed to reduce alcohol cravings and curb heavy drinking. Nearly ...

“Alcoholism” is a term that people may use to describe alcohol use disorder (AUD). AUD is a health condition in which a person may experience uncontrollable alcohol consumption that causes problems in ...

The National Institutes of Health defines alcohol use disorder as “a medical condition characterized by an impaired ability to stop or control alcohol use despite adverse social, occupational, or ...