Genetics
New study shines light on genetic risk factors for high alcohol intake
A new study, published in Science Advances, identifies genes associated with high alcohol intake.
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Teens who perceive their friends posting drinking-related content online inaccurately report higher recent alcohol use
Teens who perceived their friends posted alcohol-related content on social media reported drinking more than those who weren't exposed to such posts, a new study has found. In addition, adolescents overestimated the frequency ...
Nov 15, 2022
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Addiction
Mocktails or cocktails? Having a sense of purpose in life can keep binge drinking at bay
Heavy alcohol use is common among college students—and as a consequence, it puts young adults at risk for a wide range of health issues, from cardiovascular disease to cancer. Day in and day out, college students are bombarded ...
Jan 31, 2023
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Health
Reducing alcohol consumption by working out
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet present new findings about alcohol consumption reduced by training. The three related papers, published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, report findings from the randomized controlled trial, ...
Aug 23, 2022
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Health
The alcohol harm paradox explained
New research from a collaboration including Bangor University, Liverpool John Moores University and Alcohol Research UK explains why people in deprived communities have higher levels of alcohol-related ill health than people ...
Feb 17, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
African Americans, those with type 2 diabetes, kidney disease at higher risk of COVID-19 hospitalization
Black patients are more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 than white patients with similar underlying health and socioeconomic conditions, according to a new University of Michigan study.
Oct 22, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists discover arginine drives metabolic reprogramming to promote tumor growth in liver cancer
Cancer cells are chameleons. They completely change their metabolism to grow continuously. University of Basel scientists have discovered that high levels of the amino acid arginine drive metabolic reprogramming to promote ...
Oct 6, 2023
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Medications
Study discovers mutant origin of brain aneurysms and demonstrates first drug treatment
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) in Japan have discovered a set of related mutations that lead to intracranial aneurysms—weakened blood vessels in the brain that can burst at any time. The mutations ...
Jun 14, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Alcohol dependency in adolescence, but not consumption, linked with later depression risk
Adolescents who show signs of alcohol dependence are more likely to develop depression by their mid-20s, according to a new study led by UCL (University College London) and University of Bristol researchers.
Jun 1, 2023
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Medications
Teens and young adults increasingly using alcohol and cannabis together, exacerbating negative consequences
Teens and young adults who use cannabis in the US are considerably more likely to drink alcohol compared to their peers who don't use cannabis, a study has found. The paper, in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, ...
Dec 28, 2021
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