Stress helps you adapt to change. Alcohol disrupts this process, increasing the risk of relapse and hindering long-term ...

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 ...

May 1, 2025 -- How much alcohol is actually safe – and are there any true health benefits? We speak with David Nutt, MD, author of Drink? The New Science of Alcohol and Your Health, to explore what ...

Many people believe that drinking a little alcohol is not harmful, but helps in relaxing. But recent research and medical studies have also revealed its negative aspects. People often believe that a ...

From the moment you take a sip, drinking starts to influence your biology. Here’s an inside look. Credit... Supported by By Dana G. Smith Illustrations by Montse Galbany Dry January has come and gone, ...

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 ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Heavy drinkers who have eight or more alcoholic drinks per week have an increased risk of brain lesions called hyaline arteriolosclerosis, signs of brain injury that are associated with ...

There are only a few molecules that humans consume that are both a nutrient and a drug. Coffee and alcohol are two excellent examples. The antioxidants in coffee offer many health benefits, while the ...