People who carry a high genetic risk for alcohol use disorder may have brain immune cells that respond differently to alcohol exposure, according to new research published in Science Advances. Using ...
Alcohol dependence (AD) is influenced by both genetic and environmental factors, and involves "transitioning" through multiple stages of drinking behaviors. A study using twins to investigate ...
Alcohol use disorder affects tens of millions of people globally, resulting in massive economic costs and severe public ...
New evidence from large-scale genetic and cohort studies reveals that alcohol increases dementia risk across the dose range, overturning the myth of “safe” moderate drinking. Study: Alcohol use and ...
The primary function of ADH1C is ethanol oxidation. A common polymorphism of this gene is associated with a slower rate of oxidation and may increase exposure to ethanol. Therefore, we hypothesized ...
What Experts Want You to Know “High alcohol tolerance is the concept that one individual can ‘tolerate’ more alcohol before ...
New genetic evidence suggests that targeting GIPR and GLP1R could reduce harmful drinking patterns while improving liver and metabolic health, opening the door to repurposing existing metabolic drugs ...
The NHS began in 1976, when 121,700 female nurses aged 30-55 years responded to a questionnaire of health-related information. Questionnaires have been administered biennially to update health ...