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8-Dec-2023 9:05 AM EST
Young Adults Report Lower Alcohol Use After Learning That Drinking is Declining Among Their Peers
Research Society on Alcoholism

Learning that their peers’ alcohol use is declining over time may help reduce young adults’ drinking, according to the first study that tested this approach among community-based participants (versus college students).

     
Released: 7-Dec-2023 2:15 PM EST
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It's the moooost wonderful time...of the year! Are you looking for new story ideas that are focused on the winter holiday season? Perhaps you're working on a story on on managing stress and anxiety? Perhaps you're working on a story on seasonal affective disorder? Or perhaps your editor asked you to write a story on tracking Santa? Look no further. Check out the Winter Holidays channel.

       
Released: 5-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Prohibition may have extended life for those born in dry counties
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Although widely considered a blunder of public policy, the alcohol prohibition laws of early 20th century America may have led to increased longevity for those born in places where alcohol was banned, according to new research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.The study — recently published in the journal Economics and Human Biology and co-authored by Jason Fletcher of UW’s La Follette School of Public Affairs — is the first to research the long-term effects of Prohibition Era on longevity, adding to the understanding of the longer-term costs of alcohol exposure during pregnancy.

Released: 1-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
1 in 8 older adults use cannabis products, suggesting need to screen for risks
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

More older Americans use cannabis now than before the pandemic, with 12% saying they’ve consumed a THC-containing substance in the past year and 4% saying they do so multiple times a week, according to a new study of people aged 50 to 80.

Released: 27-Nov-2023 9:00 AM EST
Alcohol Consumption May Have Positive and Negative Effects on Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Tufts University

A new study finds that alcohol consumption may have counteractive effects on cardiovascular disease risk, depending on the biological presence of certain circulating metabolites—molecules that are produced during or after a substance is metabolized and studied as biomarkers of many diseases.

Released: 21-Nov-2023 3:45 PM EST
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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.  



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