A small group of nerve cells in the brain determines whether an individual continues to consume alcohol even when it has negative consequences. This is the conclusion of a study carried out on rats by ...

The DNA in our cells is susceptible to a barrage of agents that can cause damage, including radiation or toxic substances such as alcohol. Researchers of the Hubrecht Institute (KNAW) in Utrecht, the ...

Researchers have discovered a new way in which the human body repairs DNA damage caused by a degradation product of alcohol. That knowledge underlines the link between alcohol consumption and cancer.

Researchers of the Hubrecht Institute (KNAW) in Utrecht, The Netherlands, and the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, United Kingdom, have discovered a new way in which the human body ...

Researchers are studying whether these widely used weight-loss drugs may also be future treatments for alcohol abuse.

A small group of nerve cells in the brain determines whether an individual continues to consume alcohol even when it has negative consequences. This is the conclusion of a study carried out on rats by ...

Neuroscientists at UCSF’s Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center (EGCRC) have discovered that a molecule in neurons boosts the brain’s response to alcohol, triggering in minutes chemical changes that ...

Alcohol-related liver disease is among the most common causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Due to an incomplete understanding of the factors contributing to disease development, liver ...

The best-case scenario on alcohol related liver disease is a remission from physical symptoms and a restoration of liver function to a level where the patients can live a life as close to normal as ...

Alcohol consumption leads to the formation of a toxic compound called acetaldehyde, which damages DNA. A research team from ...