Health
Alcohol-control law may curb partner abuse
Communities with fewer places to buy or drink alcohol also tend to have lower rates of intimate partner violence, new evidence suggests.
Dec 10, 2014
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Research finds nonalcoholic beverages help reduce alcohol consumption
Excessive alcohol consumption is a global challenge and is included in the Sustainable Development Goals, also known as the Global Goals, adopted by the United Nations. One strategy to reduce excessive alcohol consumption ...
Oct 10, 2023
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Enhanced minimum-pricing strategy on alcohol could result in less harm for consumers
(Medical Xpress)—Consumers tend to switch to less potent alcoholic beverages when minimum prices are raised for cheap, strong drinks, new research from the University of Victoria's Centre for Addictions Research of BC (CARBC) ...
Oct 19, 2012
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Medical research
Atomic-level characterization of the effects of alcohol on a major player of the central nervous system
Scientists at the Institut Pasteur, the CNRS and the University of Texas have been able to observe at atomic-level the effects of ethanol (the alcohol present in alcoholic beverages) on central nervous system receptors.
Apr 22, 2013
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Neuroscience
Fermentation byproduct suppresses seizures in nerve agent poisoning
A compound found in trace amounts in alcoholic beverages is more effective at combating seizures in rats exposed to an organophosphate nerve agent than the current recommended treatment, according to new research published ...
Apr 16, 2018
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Women and binge drinking: Expert weighs in
One in eight women in the U.S. participates in binge drinking, according to a recent report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The rate among high school-age women is even higher—one in five—according ...
Jan 17, 2013
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Study finds alcohol advertising rules may fail to protect Australian kids
Regulations introduced to restrict the placement of alcohol advertising are unlikely to reduce young people's exposure to alcohol marketing in Australia, new research led by Curtin University has found.
Nov 9, 2018
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Addiction
Researcher finds link between drinking patterns, alcohol 'vues'
(Medical Xpress)—The motivations for one to drink alcohol and patterns of future drinking can be related to the attentional narrowing – or zeroing-in – one has to a photograph of an alcoholic beverage, according to ...
Feb 5, 2014
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Experts urge caution as heat, humidity blanket much of US
(HealthDay)—High humidity and temperatures in the 90s could test the endurance of millions of Americans in the eastern and central parts of the country for days to come, experts warn.
Jul 16, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Can alcohol release the 'beast within' in spiritual people
Often, research findings reflect the scientist's and the public's expectations. Sometimes, they come close. Other times, research results simply astound everyone.
Aug 11, 2014
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