Health
Generation healthy: alcoholic seltzer craze sweeps US
Health-conscious American millennials have found their drink of choice: alcoholic carbonated water that is lower in calories and carbs than beer and wine.
Sep 15, 2019
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News tagged with drinking alcohol
Health
Profiling pancreatitis
Simply put, pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. Located behind the stomach in the upper abdomen, your pancreas produces digestive enzymes and hormones that regulate how your body produces sugar.
Aug 26, 2022
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Surgery
Some bariatric surgery patients don't sense heightened blood alcohol levels
A new study of 55 women found that two of the most popular forms of bariatric surgery—Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy—may dramatically change patients' sensitivity to and absorption of alcohol.
Feb 14, 2020
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Overweight & Obesity
Even light alcohol consumption linked to higher risk of obesity and metabolic syndrome in study of 27 million adults
Consuming more than half a standard alcoholic drink a day (equivalent to 7g of pure alcohol) is associated with an increased risk of obesity and metabolic syndrome in both men and women, and the risk rises in proportion with ...
Sep 3, 2020
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Medical research
A key brain region for controlling binge drinking has been found
A team of National Institutes of Health-funded researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina has found that deactivating a stress-signaling system in a brain area known for motivation and emotion-related behaviors ...
Apr 17, 2020
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Medical research
Genetic studies of alcohol consumption could be spoiled by people who misreport their behavior
A team of researchers with members affiliated with multiple institutions in Australia and China has found evidence that genetic studies of alcohol drinking could be tainted by people under study who misreport their behavior. ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Binge drinking may quickly lead to liver damage
Alcohol consumed during just seven weeks of intermittent binge drinking harms the liver in ways that more moderate daily drinking does not, according to researchers at UC San Francisco.
Jan 23, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Stress, by itself, can lead to excessive drinking in women but not men
A new study has shown that stress alone can drive women to excessive drinking.
Dec 13, 2021
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Neuroscience
Researchers pinpoint neurons that tell the brain when to stop drinking
By activating particular neurons, we may be able to influence alcohol drinking behavior, according to new findings published by researchers at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine in the journal Biological ...
Jul 6, 2016
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Health
Drinking red wine for heart health? read this before you toast
For years, studies have shown a relationship between drinking a moderate amount of red wine and good heart health, but experts say it's important to understand what that means before you prescribe yourself a glass or two ...
May 24, 2019
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