The research could ultimately lead to targeted treatments for alcohol-related sleep loss, helping people recover from alcohol ...

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

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 ...

“If I were to point to one thing that alcohol does that ... It can damage body parts that are directly involved in alcohol metabolism, such as the liver, pancreas, and brain, as well as ...

A new study from the University of Chicago Medicine reveals that people with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and depression experience high levels of stimulation and pleasure when intoxicated, similar to ...

Alcohol can increase your risk of cancer, but it can also prevent some heart attacks. Here's the complicated truth.

The effects of alcohol on the brain are complex ... King says this theory does not account for the high levels of stimulation and pleasure that she likens to an accelerator pedal fueling more ...

Alcohol is often used as a sleep aid – with some people crediting a “nightcap” with helping them fall asleep more easily. But ...

The brain cells require water just as the body does, and this explains ... carbohydrates and drinks containing alcohol and caffeine, which have diuretic effects on the body. Alcohol reduces ...

(CNN) — More frequent use of marijuana damages the brain’s working ... for the Study of Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking and Health at ...

Alcohol is often used as a sleep aid – with some people crediting a “nightcap” with helping them fall asleep more easily. But ...