A shaky hand, a racing heart, a wave of dread; alcohol withdrawal can feel like your body has turned against you. For many ...

Experts explain how Dry January can transform your health in 30 days. Learn about the benefits of taking an alcohol break and ...

Short-term, alcohol slows brain processing, triggers the reward system, reduces stress and pain, impairs spatial thinking, and can cause memory lapses or blackouts. Long-term, alcohol damages the ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Drug Education Council is putting their heads together to help students think smarter about brain health. Standing 12 feet tall and stretching 18 feet long, the megabrain is ...

It may not take a scientist to guess that drinking alcohol isn’t exactly great for you—but sometimes, it does take a team of them to figure out just how much can harm your health over time. To do this ...

Drinking eight or more alcoholic beverages each week could have a damaging effect on the brain, according to a new study published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of ...

The 2025 National Policy for the prevention, management and control of Alcohol, Drugs and Substance Abuse sparked a lot of hullabaloo as soon as it was released resulting into the National Authority ...

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 ...

Share on Pinterest Heavy drinking can cause brain abnormalities that could increase the risk for cognitive decline. Image credit: Martí Sans/Stocksy. The full effects of drinking are something experts ...

A new study by Scripps Research reveals that alcohol dependence disrupts two signaling pathways in a stress-related part of the brain—and offers insights on developing drugs to treat this condition.