Heavy drinking can cause brain abnormalities that could increase the risk for cognitive decline. Image credit: Martí Sans/Stocksy. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ...

This Dry January, the US Surgeon General is warning that the cancer risks of drinking rival smoking and obesity. A lot of this has to do with how our body processes alcohol, breaking it down into ...

It's well known that alcohol consumption is an age-old method for coping with stress. But recent research led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst has found that when such self-medication begins ...

The authors of the study say that it can help in understanding how alcohol rewires the brain's circuitry and suggest new approaches for helping people adapt to the long-term effects of alcohol use.

A few glasses of alcohol are enough to start fragmenting the way the brain works, leading to more localized information processing and reduced brain-wide communication, a new study has discovered.

An image allegedly showing the effects of alcohol on the brain is circulating on social media. The image features two brains — one labeled "drinker's brain" and the other a "nondrinker's brain." While ...

Alcohol can impair your ability to think, damage your brain cells, and increase your risk of long-term conditions such as memory loss and addiction. You may think of alcohol as a way to unwind or ...

Repeated alcohol use can have several lasting effects on a person’s brain beyond the temporary intoxication experienced during drinking. A combination of chemical, structural, and behavioral changes ...

At the same table, with the same drinks, women often get drunk faster than men — and alcohol can affect women's brains differently, making its effects stronger, sometimes more rewarding. But also more ...

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), a leading cause of neurodevelopmental disorders, may affect as many as 1 in 20 school-aged children in the United States. Despite its prevalence, the exact ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Drinking alcohol impacts everyone a little differently. Musculature, water, genes, tobacco use, and other factors change an ...