Excessive alcohol consumption has a negative impact on you and those around you. Alcohol abuse, also called heavy drinking, can lead to problems with your body, your mind, and how you get along with ...

For the first time, researchers demonstrated in an animal how heavy alcohol use leads to long-term behavioral issues by damaging brain circuits critical for decision-making. Rats exposed to high ...

Research tracking thousands of adults found that staying fit lowered mortality and liver disease risk among drinkers—though ...

For the first time, researchers demonstrate in an animal how heavy alcohol use leads to long-term behavioral issues by damaging brain circuits critical for decision-making. The findings, published in ...

Most of us were taught to think of alcohol in simple terms: moderation is fine, excess is the problem. But the deeper I’ve gone into the science through years of client work, reviewing data from ...

Mother concerned about her son. Source: Highwaystarz-Photography/iStock Witnessing a family member struggling with excessive drinking can be fear-inducing, heart-wrenching, and confusing—especially ...

That glass of wine hits different depending on your chromosomes, and not just because of body size. While we’ve long acknowledged that women typically weigh less than men and therefore might feel ...

Alcohol can present health problems for even light or occasional drinkers. By Mohana Ravindranath Drinking is harmful to your health at any age. But as you get older, the risks become greater — even ...