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Alcohol boosts recall of earlier learning
Drinking alcohol improves memory for information learned before the drinking episode began, new research suggests.
Jul 24, 2017
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Immune system suppression may be related to problem drinking
Cytokines are small proteins in the immune system that act as chemical messengers between cells. Prior research suggests that pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines are dysfunctional during alcohol dependence and may contribute ...
Feb 3, 2017
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Chronic illness and depression increase likelihood of problem drinking in older adults
Older adults suffering from multiple chronic health conditions and depression are nearly five times as likely to be problem drinkers as older adults with the same conditions and no depression, according to researchers at ...
Jan 13, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Drinkers tend to jump the gun
Why do we make bad choices? In particular, why do we rush into decisions? In humans, the tendency to show poor behavioral control is one of the hallmarks of people prone to alcohol use disorders. A new report in the current ...
Mar 9, 2016
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Study highlights how former problem drinkers navigate social drinking situations
A small, qualitative study published in the journal Health Communication highlights a wide variety of approaches that former problem drinkers take to determine how and whether to tell people in social situations that they ...
Sep 22, 2015
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Dry January leads to less drinking all year round
Giving up alcohol completely during January reduces harmful drinking all year round, new University of Sussex research has found.
Nov 17, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Effects of alcohol in young binge drinkers predicts future alcoholism
Heavy social drinkers who report greater stimulation and reward from alcohol are more likely to develop alcohol use disorder over time, report researchers from the University of Chicago, May 15 in the journal Biological Psychiatry. ...
May 15, 2014
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A wine a day associated with lower risk of depression
Drinking wine in moderation may be associated with a lower risk of developing depression, according to research published in Biomed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine. The reported findings by the PREDIMED research ...
Aug 30, 2013
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Tipsy? Expert's tips for reining in holiday drinking
It can hardly be the holiday season without a nip in the air and a nip of 'nog. A family gathering goes down a little easier with a glass, or three, of wine. And we might go to a festive work party thinking "I'll just have ...
Dec 7, 2012
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Smoking cessation aide shows promise as alcoholism treatment
A medication commonly used to help people stop smoking may have an unanticipated positive side effect for an entirely different vice: drinking alcohol. A new study by University of Chicago researchers finds that varenicline, ...
Feb 15, 2012
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