From the Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health press release: Impairments in processing and using information that help with decision-making and planning simple tasks such as grocery shopping are linked… Read more »
From the Research Society on Alcoholism press release: The developmental period from adolescence to adulthood is accompanied by a greater vulnerability to addictions — including alcohol use disorders — than… Read more »
From the University of Adelaide press release: Research by the University of Adelaide has shown that consumers are much more influenced by wine label descriptions than previously thought. A consumer… Read more »
From the BMJ press release: Alcohol consumption, even at moderate levels, is associated with increased risk of adverse brain outcomes and steeper decline in cognitive (mental) skills, finds a study… Read more »
From the Elsevier press release: A new study in Biological Psychiatry may pave the way for treating alcohol addiction by reducing motivation to drink, rather than by altering the effects… Read more »
From the Elsevier press release: The human brain functions on a delicate balance of reinforcing positive behaviors and suppressing negative ones, which takes place in the dorsal striatum, a brain… Read more »
From the American Physiological Society (APS) press release: A new study suggests that fetal alcohol exposure (FAE) reduces the taste system’s responsiveness to the bitter flavor and burning sensation of many… Read more »
From the INSEAD press release: Energy drinks adverts high on risk taking and a lack of inhibition, profoundly influence the way young people believe they are intoxicated when they are… Read more »
From the Research Society on Alcoholism press release: The startle response, often recorded as an eye-blink reflex, is a defensive measure believed to reflect emotional processing. Patients with alcohol use… Read more »
From the University of Washington press release: Neighborhoods with greater poverty and disorganization may play a greater role in problem drinking than the availability of bars and stores that sell… Read more »
