Tag: alcoholism

Study suggests increase in pleasurable effects of alcohol over time can predict alcohol use disorder

From the University of Chicago Medical Center press release: A new study out of the University of Chicago Medicine following young adult drinkers for 10 years has found that individuals… Read more »

Study suggests having in-laws with drinking problems could lead to alcohol issues

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: The statistics are sobering. More than 14 million American adults suffer from some form of alcohol use disorder (AUD), a chronic inability… Read more »

Study suggests early marriage may lead to unsafe drinking behaviour by those with higher genetic risk

From the Virginia Commonwealth University press release: The finding follows previous research that found marriage protects against risky alcohol use and moderates genetic influences on alcohol outcomes, but previous studies… Read more »

Researchers discover key brain region for controlling binge drinking

From the Medical University of South Carolina press release: A team of National Institutes of Health-funded researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina has found that deactivating a stress-signaling… Read more »

Study looks at relationship between parental alcohol consumption and child development

From the University of California – Riverside press release: Scientists at the University of California, Riverside, have explored the relationship between parental alcohol consumption — before conception in the case… Read more »

Mouse study suggests alcohol dependence may result in brain-wide remodeling of functional architecture

From the University of California – San Diego press release: Employing advanced technologies that allow whole brain imaging at single-cell resolution, researchers at University of California San Diego School of… Read more »

Study identifies a specific brain circuit that affects compulsive drinking

From the Santa Clara University press release: Compulsive drinking may be due to dysfunction in a specific brain pathway that normally helps keep drinking in check. The results are reported… Read more »