Alcohol Affects the Nervous System: What effects does alcohol have on the nervous system and brain? Learn how it changes mood, thinking, and behavior. Alcohol Affects Nervous System: Have you ever ...

Even mild drinking is toxic to the body, contributing to long-term disease. Yet in many cases you can reverse that damage, experts say.

Excessive alcohol consumption has a negative impact on you and those around you. Alcohol abuse, also called heavy drinking, can lead to problems with your body, your mind, and how you get along with ...

A new study by Scripps Research reveals that alcohol dependence disrupts two signaling pathways in a stress-related part of the brain—and offers insights on developing drugs to treat this condition.

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After a season of binging and drinking, your body may feel like it needs a break from the party. Dry January, a modern trend that challenges people to abstain from drinking for the first month of the ...

Scientists say they've uncovered striking new evidence of how alcohol addiction impacts the brain's learning systems—and how those systems may slowly adapt during recovery—in a new study published in ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Addiction is one of the most common and consequential chronic medical conditions in the United States. Nationwide, more than 46 million people met the criteria for a substance abuse ...

Here’s how those happy hour margaritas affect your body in the short and long term.

May 6 (Reuters) - We also report on two more studies involving wildly popular GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, including one that shows promise in treating alcohol abuse. PSYCHEDELIC DRUG BRINGS LASTING BRAIN ...