Neuroscience

Scientists link brain protein to binge-drinking behavior

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered that a brain protein has a key role in controlling binge drinking in animal models. They found that deleting the gene for this protein in mice ramped up ...

Pediatrics

Mixing energy drinks, alcohol tied to abusive drinking in teens

Expanding what we know about college students mixing alcohol with energy drinks, investigators from Dartmouth's Norris Cotton Cancer Center found teens aged 15-17 years old who had ever mixed alcohol with energy drinks were ...

Health

Heavy drinking and binge drinking rise sharply in US counties

Today, Americans are more likely to be heavy drinkers and binge drinkers than in recent years due in large part to rising rates of drinking among women, according to a new analysis of county-level drinking patterns in the ...

Pediatrics

Boozing in movies may boost teen drinking

(HealthDay)—Seeing actors drink alcohol in movies seems to increase the likelihood that teens will drink and have alcohol-related problems, a new study suggests.

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