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A third of pub visits are now alcohol-free, but drinking has been losing its cred in pop culture for a while now.

Alcohol, along with the better-known risks of smoking and obesity, is one of the "potentially modifiable risk factors" driving tens of thousands of cancer cases a year.

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The WHO is calling on countries to strengthen taxes on alcoholic and sugar-sweetened beverages to safeguard public health.

Researchers discovered that heavy drinking could take 13 years off your life.

Addiction often isn’t about chasing pleasure—it’s about escaping pain. Researchers at Scripps Research have discovered that a tiny brain region called the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT) becomes hyperactive when animals learn that alcohol eases the agony of withdrawal. This circuit helps explain why people relapse: their brains learn that alcohol brings relief from stress and anxiety.

No level of alcohol use is safe for the brain and even light drinking is tied to increased dementia risk, results of a large observational study suggest.

Hangovers: a problem with only one solution.

This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates the association between daily alcohol intake and risk of all-cause mortality.

How surprisingly quick my puffy, flaky face repaired itself

New understanding of the neurobiological and genetic basis for addiction

When it comes to Gen Z’s drinking habits, the script has flipped. In fact, some Gen Xers and boomers are downright confused about why young adults are sober.

It’s wine time. Beer Thirty. Happy hour. Five o’clock somewhere. Maybe it’s also time to rethink drinking? Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart, but better research methods have thrown cold water on that.

How responsible reassurance and informed dissent can disarm an ideological battle.

Alcohol dependence accelerates biological aging, as measured by epigenetic clocks, but a three-week treatment program can significantly decelerate this process and improve biomarkers associated with aging.

I find that once January ends, my newfound habit carries over into February, March, and beyond, which isn't always the case for those who practice Dry January.

Range of species have ethanol in diet, normally arising through fermented fruits, sap and nectar

Research indicates that stopping alcohol consumption later in life significantly lowers the risk of dementia.

More than 30 years ago, the "French paradox" got America bleary-eyed.

Light and moderate consumption of wine is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular complications, according to a multicenter study. The study is based on the analysis of a biomarker of wine intake -- specifically, tartaric acid, present in grapes. It was carried out in 1,232 participants in the PREDIMED project, a major scientific epidemiological study in nutrition on the effects of the Mediterranean diet on cardiovascular health.