Heavy alcohol use can cause lasting damage to brain circuits that control decision-making, as shown in a new study using rats ...

In new rat studies, scientists have found, for the first time, proof of just how bad alcohol impairs cognition — even when ...

For the first time, researchers demonstrated in an animal how heavy alcohol use leads to long-term behavioral issues by ...

Fact: Almost a third of car crashes involve driving after alcohol consumption. We all know that drinking alcohol has an effect on various functions of our bodies, but most of us aren’t sure what ...

Longer term drinking of excess alcohol: causes brain shrinkage leads to memory problems leads to psychiatric problems may result in the patient requiring long-term care.

Think a cocktail and your meds are a harmless mix? Think again! Alcohol can weaken medications, intensify side effects, and even trigger dangerous reactions—always check before you sip.

Chronic parental alcohol use causes changes in mitochondrial activity and immune function in their offspring, potentially ...

If alcohol were invented today, would we really call it a “miracle drug”? Or would we take one look at its links to cancer, liver disease, and addiction and regulate it like asbestos and tobacco?