From the Washington University in St. Louis press release: For years, researchers have observed that alcohol consumption is associated with reduced brain volume and concluded that drinking can literally shrink… Read more »
From the Springer press release: Higher educational attainment — spending more years in education — may impact people’s drinking behaviour and reduce their risk of alcohol dependence, according to a… Read more »
From the Boston University School of Medicine press release: Compared to alcoholic women, alcoholic men have more diminished brain activity in areas responsible for emotional processing (limbic regions including the… Read more »
From the Monash University press release: Repeated exposure to alcohol advertising in sport – either at venues or during media coverage of matches – can have long-term effects on drinking… Read more »
From the Virginia Commonwealth University press release: Students’ perception of how much their peers are drinking is one of the most important predictors of whether their alcohol use will increase… Read more »
From the PLOS press release: The neuropeptide oxytocin blocks enhanced drinking in alcohol-dependent rats, according to a study published April 16 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology led by Drs. Tunstall, Koob… Read more »
From the Binghamton University press release: One negative behavior such as substance abuse or heavy alcohol drinking can lead college students toward a vicious cycle of poor lifestyle choices, lack… Read more »
From the Oregon Health & Science University press release: Heavy use of alcohol among adolescents and young adults is not only dangerous in its own right, but new research in… Read more »
From the University of Stirling press release: Young people’s awareness of alcohol marketing — and their ownership of alcohol-branded merchandise — is associated with increased and higher-risk consumption, a landmark… Read more »
From the University of Illinois at Chicago press release: A growing body of evidence supports the idea that alcohol exposure early in life has lasting effects on the brain and… Read more »
