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 ...

Stress and alcohol are frequently framed as cause and effect: You feel overwhelmed, you drink, you calm down. In reality, alcohol may be disabling the very brain systems that would help you respond to ...

Alcohol use disorder affects tens of millions of people globally, resulting in massive economic costs and severe public ...

A few glasses of alcohol are enough to start fragmenting the way the brain works, leading to more localized information processing and reduced brain-wide communication, a new study has discovered.

There’s a long-standing idea that drinking a little booze might be good for you. However, powerful research published in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine challenges this notion, especially when it comes to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study suggests the brain physically adapts to rely on alcohol to relieve stress and anxiety, creating a powerful feedback ...

CNN's Randi Kaye puts it to the test. - Clipped From Video It’s second nature for some people to pour a glass of wine on a nice evening or to pop open a can of beer during a sports event — but when ...

About 27 million American adults, roughly the population of Texas, struggled with alcohol use disorder last year, according to the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. If you or someone you ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Drug Education Council is putting their heads together to help students think smarter about brain health. Standing 12 feet tall and stretching 18 feet long, the megabrain is ...

The work shows how alcohol disrupts the natural stress‑response system, making it harder for the brain to adapt or make good decisions. The team, led by Dr. Jun Wang, professor in the Department of ...

GLP-1 drugs for weight loss and diabetes may slow the rate at which alcohol enters the bloodstream, a small new study finds. Note: While research on alcohol is evolving, the World Health Organization ...