Considering a patient's genetics could inform clinicians which medications would be most effective in controlling cravings and treating alcohol use disorder.
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College students' beliefs around the likelihood and desirability of alcohol's effects vary over time, and predict drinking level and consequences, according to a study in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. The ...
Sep 17, 2021
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Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Veterans Affairs (VA) Boston Healthcare System have demonstrated that the effects on white matter brain volume from long-term alcohol abuse are different for ...
Aug 9, 2012
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If you really want a drink right now, the source of your craving may be a pea-sized structure deep inside the right side of your brain, according to scientists at the Indiana University School of Medicine.
Aug 30, 2016
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Heightened negative mood and stress during early recovery from alcohol use disorder (AUD) impair people's ability to distinguish between emotions, which in turn predicts drinking relapse three months later. The findings, ...
Aug 1, 2022
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When a mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy, even a small dose, she can increase the chances that the next three generations may develop alcoholism, according to a new study from Binghamton University.
Feb 23, 2016
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People predisposed to heavy drinking and alcohol problems may have lower functional connectivity—the patterns of signaling between brain areas—in regions that process emotions and social situations.
Feb 8, 2022
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People of mixed race are experiencing high levels of racial discrimination, and this is linked to their increased risk of heavy drinking, according to a new study in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. Multiracial ...
Aug 13, 2021
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College students seriously underestimate the effects of drinking a new class of beverages being marketed across the country, according to a new George Mason University study. "Supersized alcopops—sweet, colorful and fizzy ...
Jun 8, 2018
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Researchers at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York have explored the motivational impact of cigarette and alcohol "cues", with important implications for understanding and treating addiction and relapse. ...
Sep 1, 2021
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