From the University of Exeter press release: Drinking alcohol improves memory for information learned before the drinking episode began, new research suggests. In the University of Exeter study, 88 social drinkers… Read more »
From the Research Society on Alcoholism press release: Many studies of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) use tasks that involve monetary rewards or losses to examine individual decision-making vis-à-vis alcohol and other… Read more »
From the Research Society on Alcoholism press release: Prior research suggests that college students, males, and people drinking alcohol at restaurants, bars, and nightclubs are at particularly high risk for driving… 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 University of Turku press release: Of retiring employees, 12 percent increased their risky drinking at the time of retirement. However, for most people, there was no change in… Read more »
From the Research Society on Alcoholism press release: Stress and anxiety are widely believed to contribute to drinking. Alcohol is thought to reduce tension caused by stress (the “flight or fight”… Read more »
From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine press release via ScienceDaily: A new study suggests that frequent binge drinking is associated with insomnia symptoms in older adults. Results show that… Read more »
From the Yale University press release via EurekAlert!: Alcohol treatment interventions work best when patients understand and are actively involved in the process. A first-of-its-kind study looks at the interactive… Read more »
