This Dry January, the US Surgeon General is warning that the cancer risks of drinking rival smoking and obesity. A lot of this has to do with how our body processes alcohol, breaking it down into ...

Researcher in molecular biophysics, epigenetics and nutrition, CNRS UMR 7196, Inserm U1154, National Museum of Natural ...

It is a depressant, which means that when it reaches the brain, it slows down the body’s systems. The short-term effects of alcohol depend on multiple factors. It can also be difficult for the ...

Increasingly, reports like these conclude there is no safe level of drinking. Even moderate consumption—no more than one ...

To evaluate the effectiveness of public video campaigns against risky alcohol consumption, psychologists used EEG measurements to examine the synchronization of brain activity in groups of viewers. In ...

A recent study by scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital takes a closer look at this debate. Their research suggests ...

It’s hard to nail down what that means, but it does rightly ... a deep desire for the effects of a drug orchestrated through crosstalk between specific parts of the brain that dampen the ability ...

A new study (the first clinical trial of its kind) has shown that the GLP-1 agonist semaglutide — known by the brand name ...

Health campaigns, such as those against drug abuse or those promoting infection prevention measures during the coronavirus ...

This call to action encourages people in Europe to reflect on the health effects ... measuring the brain activity of viewers who watch real video health messages against risky alcohol consumption.