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Released: 20-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Why do some people get headaches from drinking red wine?
University of California, Davis

Not everyone feels fine after red wine, and a flavanol may be the culprit

   
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Released: 16-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
From tobacco to alcohol to opioids, Sanford Burnham Prebys researchers are pursuing novel leads and promising therapies to treat addiction
Sanford Burnham Prebys

Tens of millions of Americans are addicted to illicit drugs, alcohol, tobacco and other substances including opioids, with both immediate and long-term harm to not just themselves, but also family, friends and society.

13-Nov-2023 7:05 AM EST
Risk Factors Contributing to Alcohol Use Vary Based on Drinking Consequences Experienced
Research Society on Alcoholism

The process contributing to an individual’s alcohol consumption may be linked to the consequences that person experiences from drinking, a new study suggests.

     
Released: 15-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Fatty liver disease gets a new name
University of Chicago Medical Center

The former Metabolic and Fatty Liver Clinic at the University of Chicago Medicine is undergoing a name change, as part of a shift in language to drop stigmatizing words, precisely describe the condition and identify a subgroup of patients omitted under the former diagnostic criteria.

Released: 15-Nov-2023 3:05 AM EST
Alcohol consumption and epigenetic age acceleration across human adulthood
Impact Journals LLC

A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 15, Issue 20, entitled, “Alcohol consumption and epigenetic age acceleration across human adulthood.”

11-Nov-2023 7:05 AM EST
Online Alcohol Recovery Forums Offer Multiple Types of Support, Including and Beyond Emotional Encouragement
Research Society on Alcoholism

Emotional support was the simplest and most common means of helping others in an online forum related to recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), according to a new study.

     
10-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
Alcohol Treatment Costs Offset by Long-Term Health Care, Societal Savings
Research Society on Alcoholism

Treating people for alcohol use disorder, even multiple times, results in long-term cost savings. When accounting for societal benefits of treatment, such as reduced crime and increased productivity, cost savings are realized in both the short- and long-term.

     
9-Nov-2023 7:05 AM EST
Video Therapy May Be as Effective as In-Person Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder
Research Society on Alcoholism

Therapy by videoconference may be as effective, and in some cases more effective, than in-person treatment for alcohol use disorder. Rates of stopping drinking are similar for those who receive treatment for their alcohol use disorder via videoconference and those who receive in-person treatment.

     
Released: 9-Nov-2023 5:05 PM EST
Smartphones and smart speakers may be able to detect alcohol intoxication by analyzing voice patterns: Study
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Smartphone sensors can detect alcohol intoxication with 98% accuracy, which could lead to life-saving interventions.

Newswise: UK researchers lead study identifying varied factors in buprenorphine users and urine drug testing
Released: 2-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EDT
UK researchers lead study identifying varied factors in buprenorphine users and urine drug testing
University of Kentucky

A study by a team of researchers across the country, including two from the University of Kentucky, is the first to demonstrate a connection between the characteristics of patients receiving buprenorphine for opioid use disorder and the use of urine drug testing.

Released: 31-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
GED recipients have worse health outcomes than high school graduates
University of Toronto

New research published earlier this month in the International Journal of Aging and Human Development has highlighted the significant health disparities among older adults with a General Education Development (GED) certificate compared to their peers with a high school diploma.

Released: 30-Oct-2023 1:30 AM EDT
New study finds global climate change could impact the flavor and cost of American beer
Virginia Tech

There are few things tastier than the crisp bite of a cold IPA…for now.   A recent study published in the journal Nature Communications found the changing global climate may be affecting the flavor and cost of beer.   A warmer and drier climate is expected to lower the yield of hops — the aromatic flowers of the Humulus lupulus plant that give beer its signature bitter flavor — in Europe up to 18 percent by 2050.

Released: 25-Oct-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Oregon State researchers uncover mechanism for treating dangerous liver condition
Oregon State University

A study spearheaded by Oregon State University has shown why certain polyunsaturated fatty acids work to combat a dangerous liver condition, opening a new avenue of drug research for a disease that currently has no FDA-approved medications.

Released: 19-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Hook-ups where one partner is drunker more likely to be seen as assault
University of Essex

Hook-ups where one partner is drunker than the other are more likely to be seen as assault, researchers at the University of Essex revealed.  

13-Oct-2023 11:55 PM EDT
Recovery Checkups in Primary Care Settings Linked to Increased Substance Use Treatment and Reduced Alcohol and Cannabis Use in Patients with Complex Needs
Research Society on Alcoholism

Highly vulnerable patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD) or substance use disorder (SUD) who received regular assessments after their initial intervention had substantially better outcomes a year later than those who did not receive the same follow-up, according to a new study. Fewer than one in ten people with SUD receive any form of treatment in a given year; among those who do, relapse and treatment reentry are common. A Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) protocol is intended to facilitate treatment referrals, especially among patients with more severe SUDs, but research has shown it to be relatively ineffective in that regard. Adding a Recovery Management Checkup (RMC) intervention can improve treatment rates; RMC conceptualizes AUD and SUD as chronic conditions requiring longer-term monitoring via regular check-ins, early re-intervention in cases of relapse, and treatment retention strategies. For the study in Alcohol: Clinical & Experimental Resear

     
13-Oct-2023 7:05 AM EDT
Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder Improves Quality of Life in Men and Women Aged 60+, Study Finds
Research Society on Alcoholism

Adults aged 60 and older reported better overall health and quality of life after treatment for their alcohol use disorder, according to a new study published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research.

     
Newswise: New study unveils the novel factor FGF18 as a pivotal driver of liver fibrosis
Released: 11-Oct-2023 5:05 PM EDT
New study unveils the novel factor FGF18 as a pivotal driver of liver fibrosis
Toho University

Liver fibrosis is associated with various liver injuries, including viral infection, inflammation, excess alcohol consumption, and metabolic dysfunction.

5-Oct-2023 6:05 AM EDT
SMART Recovery Meetings for Alcohol Recovery Appeal to People with More Social and Economic Stability and Lower Spiritual Leanings, Compared to Alcoholics Anonymous
Research Society on Alcoholism

Certain characteristics of people seeking remission from alcohol use disorder (AUD) are linked to their choice of recovery meeting, a new study suggests. Informal peer recovery groups—mutual-help organizations—play a crucial role for many individuals with AUD or other drug disorders. Such groups are proliferating and differ substantially in approach.

   
Released: 2-Oct-2023 11:00 AM EDT
New research indicates some people may be physically unable to use police breathalysers
University of Sheffield

Some people may be physically unable to use the current evidential breath analysis machines, relied upon by police to gather proof of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, new research from the University of Sheffield indicates.

   
Released: 27-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Genetic variation with MASLD reveals subtypes and potential therapeutic avenues
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A study reveals genetic subtypes, biomarkers, gene and pathway targets for the development of new treatments for this liver disease

Released: 27-Sep-2023 12:50 PM EDT
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Released: 26-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Elevated temperatures and climate change may contribute to rising drug and alcohol disorders
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health

Hospital visits from alcohol- and substance-related disorders are driven by elevated temperatures and could be further affected by rising temperatures due to climate change, according to new research by environmental health scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Newswise: The Medical Minute: Stay positive when talking with people with substance use disorders
Released: 20-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT
The Medical Minute: Stay positive when talking with people with substance use disorders
Penn State Health

A conversation can be the catalyst for someone struggling with addiction to get the care they need. But tread carefully. Two Penn State Health experts discuss a difficult conversation.

17-Sep-2023 7:05 AM EDT
Certain State Laws Aimed at Limiting Alcohol Use in General Population Associated with Lower Alcohol Consumption by Women of Reproductive Age
Research Society on Alcoholism

Women aged 18 to 44 living in states that outlaw Sunday liquor sales or driving with a blood alcohol concentration greater than .08 drink less than their counterparts in other states, according to a new study recently published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research.

     
15-Sep-2023 7:05 AM EDT
U.S. States Maintain Outdated Laws That Create Barriers to Screening and Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder
Research Society on Alcoholism

Eighteen U.S. states have laws that allow insurance companies to deny health care payments to treat people who were intoxicated when they sustained an injury, despite evidence showing that these laws prevent people from receiving treatment for alcohol use disorder and shift costs from insurance companies to the health care system, the government, individuals and families.

     
15-Sep-2023 7:05 AM EDT
Young Adults’ Simultaneous Use of Alcohol and Marijuana Linked to More Drinking, More Negative Alcohol Consequences, and More Hours High
Research Society on Alcoholism

Up to one in four young adults use alcohol and marijuana simultaneously (i.e., use at the same time with overlapping effects), a behavior linked to a greater risk of adverse consequences. Given the expanding legalization of non-medical marijuana use, there is an urgent need to better understand the effects of simultaneous use and who is most vulnerable to adverse outcomes.

     
14-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Shared Genetic Factors Influence Risk for Both Disordered Eating and Alcohol Use in Late Adolescence
Research Society on Alcoholism

Certain genetic influences contribute to disordered eating and problematic alcohol use, leaving some people vulnerable to both conditions, according to a large study of late adolescent twins. Previous research has found concurrent eating disorders and risky drinking in younger teens amplify the chance of worse outcomes, including death.

     
Newswise: Study: Long-Term Alcohol Consumption Plays Role in Pancreatitis Progression
Released: 13-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Study: Long-Term Alcohol Consumption Plays Role in Pancreatitis Progression
Cedars-Sinai

Heavy alcohol consumption is associated with acute and repeated episodes of pancreatitis, an inflammatory condition that can cause severe abdominal pain and death.

Newswise: Study Finds Heavy Alcohol Consumption Linked to Ectopic Fat
Released: 12-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Study Finds Heavy Alcohol Consumption Linked to Ectopic Fat
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Does drinking an excessive amount of alcohol increase the amount of fat deposits in the body? The answer is yes according to new findings from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).

Released: 11-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Alerta para los expertos: Expertos advierten sobre la enfermedad hepática silenciosa que crece entre hispanos y niños
Mayo Clinic

La cirrosis a menudo es consecuencia del consumo de alcohol crónico a largo plazo. Sin embargo, algunas personas que consumen poco o nada de alcohol pueden presentar cirrosis.

Released: 11-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Opinião de especialistas: O avanço silencioso de uma doença do fígado entre hispânicos e crianças é preocupante
Mayo Clinic

A cirroseé geralmente associada ao consumo prolongado e excessivo de álcool. No entanto, algumas pessoas que consomem pouco ou nenhum álcool podem acabar desenvolvendo a doença.

Released: 30-Aug-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Alcohol makes you more likely to approach attractive people but doesn’t make others seem better looking: Study
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

It’s “liquid courage,” not necessarily “beer goggles”: New research indicates that consuming alcohol makes you more likely to approach people you already find attractive but does not make others appear more attractive, according to a report in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

   
Newswise: Heavy drinking, handgun-carrying linked among rural youth
Released: 23-Aug-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Heavy drinking, handgun-carrying linked among rural youth
University of Washington School of Medicine and UW Medicine

The study involved a longitudinal sample of 2,002 youth ages 12 to 26 in 12 rural communities in seven states, including Washington. Survey responses were collected annually from 2004 to 2019 starting with children who were in fifth/sixth grades.

   
Newswise: Gene therapy may offer new treatment strategy for alcohol use disorder
Released: 14-Aug-2023 11:55 AM EDT
Gene therapy may offer new treatment strategy for alcohol use disorder
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Gene therapy might offer a one-time, sustained treatment for patients with serious alcohol addiction, also called alcohol use disorder, according to a new study led by a researcher at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine.

11-Aug-2023 8:25 AM EDT
Greater Enjoyment, Not Greater Tolerance, May Motivate Heavy Drinking among High-Risk Drinkers
Research Society on Alcoholism

People who drink heavily experience heightened pleasurable effects throughout a drinking episode, which may be what motivates them to continue drinking, and not, as is commonly believed, that they require more alcohol in order to experience these effects.

   
10-Aug-2023 8:05 AM EDT
People with Severe Alcohol Use Disorder Have Impaired Ability to Learn From Others' Painful Experiences, Raising Their Risk for Ongoing Dangerous Drinking, Study Suggests
Research Society on Alcoholism

People with alcohol use disorder (AUD) are less able to learn from others' negative experiences, potentially rendering them more vulnerable to maintaining their dangerous drinking or relapsing, according to the first study of its type. The study explored social cognition, processes that enable us to understand and interact with others, and specifically social learning, our ability to learn by observing others' experiences.

   
9-Aug-2023 8:40 AM EDT
Brain Imaging May Predict Motivation for Behavior Change in Alcohol Use Disorder
Research Society on Alcoholism

Brain imaging of neuron activity in certain areas of the brain may predict whether an individual is likely to successfully respond to interventions to reduce their drinking. In a study published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, individuals whose baseline imaging showed decreased activity in areas of the brain associated with reward processing and impulsivity and increased activity in regions responsible for complex cognitive processes and emotional regulation were more likely to reduce their drinking following an intervention.

   
Newswise: Research Details Perils of Not Being Attractive or Athletic in Middle School
Released: 10-Aug-2023 8:30 AM EDT
Research Details Perils of Not Being Attractive or Athletic in Middle School
Florida Atlantic University

Life is harder for adolescents who are not attractive or athletic. New research shows low attractive and low athletic youth became increasingly unpopular over the course of a school year, leading to subsequent increases in their loneliness and alcohol misuse. As their unpopularity grows, so do their problems.

Released: 9-Aug-2023 3:30 PM EDT
Drinking alcohol not likely to increase risk of a breast cancer recurrence
Kaiser Permanente

A Kaiser Permanente study provides new information that may help oncologists answer one of the most common questions they hear from breast cancer survivors: Is it safe to drink alcohol?

Released: 7-Aug-2023 2:05 PM EDT
احتساء الكحوليات أثناء انقطاع الطمث يزيد من خطر الإصابة بحالات صحية خطيرة
Mayo Clinic

إن تناول المشروبات الكحولية باعتدال هو مفتاح التمتع بصحة جيدة، خاصةً للنساء اللواتي يحاولن التخفيف من أعراض انقطاع الطمث، وفقًا لخبيرة صحة المرأة في مايو كلينك. قد يؤدي تناول المشروبات الكحولية أثناء انقطاع الطمث إلى تفاقم الأعراض وارتفاع خطر الإصابة بمشكلات صحية خطيرة لدى النساء، مثل أمراض القلب وهشاشة العظام، وذلك وفقًا للدكتورة جوليانا كلينج، دكتور في الطب، المدير المساعد لمركز صحة المرأة في مايو كلينك بولاية أريزونا.

Released: 3-Aug-2023 1:05 PM EDT
El consumo de alcohol durante la menopausia puede elevar el riesgo de enfermedades graves
Mayo Clinic

Beber alcohol con moderación es clave para una buena salud, en especial para las mujeres que intentan minimizar los síntomas de la menopausia, de acuerdo con una experta en salud femenina de Mayo Clinic.

Released: 3-Aug-2023 1:05 PM EDT
O consumo de álcool durante a menopausa pode aumentar o risco de doenças graves
Mayo Clinic

O consumo de álcool com moderação é o segredo para a boa saúde, especialmente para as mulheres que estão tentando minimizar os sintomas da menopausa, de acordo com a especialista em saúde da mulher da Mayo Clinic.

Released: 31-Jul-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Routinely drinking alcohol may raise blood pressure even in adults without hypertension
American Heart Association (AHA)

An analysis of data from seven studies involving more than 19,000 adults in the United States, Korea and Japan found a clear association between increases in systolic (top-number) blood pressure and the number of alcoholic beverages consumed daily.

26-Jul-2023 8:00 AM EDT
Hazardous Drinking in Young Adults: Personal Characteristics Can Help Identify Effective Interventions
Research Society on Alcoholism

Young adults whose drinking lands them in the emergency room respond differently to different interventions to reduce their hazardous drinking, and those differences may be driven by certain personal characteristics.

   
17-Jul-2023 9:00 AM EDT
These Eight Habits Could Lengthen Your Life by Decades
American Society for Nutrition (ASN)

A new study involving over 700,000 U.S. veterans reports that people who adopt eight healthy lifestyle habits by middle age can expect to live substantially longer than those with few or none of these habits.

Released: 20-Jul-2023 9:40 AM EDT
Hobbies and Healthy Habits Surged During the Pandemic
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rather than turn to vices such as alcohol and drugs, many people turned to new pursuits to cope with pandemic-related stresses, according to a Rutgers study.

Newswise: Researchers Discover Group of Genes That Influence Pain and Brain Communication Can Also Influence Alcohol Use Disorder Risk
Released: 17-Jul-2023 3:25 PM EDT
Researchers Discover Group of Genes That Influence Pain and Brain Communication Can Also Influence Alcohol Use Disorder Risk
Indiana University

Indiana University researchers have made a substantial discovery in the role genes play in the development of AUDs, finding that alteration of a group of genes known to influence neuronal plasticity and pain perceptions, rather than single gene defect, is linked to AUDs.

10-Jul-2023 8:10 AM EDT
Many Hazardous Drinkers Reduce Their Alcohol Use Before Entering Treatment, Predicting Positive Outcomes and Suggesting Alcohol Treatment Should Be Reconceptualized
Research Society on Alcoholism

People with alcohol use disorder (AUD) commonly cut back on drinking in the weeks before entering treatment, a new study has affirmed. Further, this self-driven “pretreatment change” is linked to better outcomes up to one year following treatment.

   
Released: 10-Jul-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Sharp rise in severe, alcohol-related liver injury during pandemic
Washington State University

Researchers found increasing cases of the alcohol-related liver illness from 2016 through 2020, but the rise was particularly pronounced the year COVID-19 arrived in the U.S. in 2020, which saw a 12.4% increase over 2019 levels.



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