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Master Doctor Search: Alcohol
The scheme that gives alcohol to alcoholics
A Glasgow project tries to manage homeless alcoholics by giving them regular measures of booze.
6 hours ago - BBC
Study finds distinct differences in how the brain releases dopamine in patients with alcohol use disorder
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that's made in the brain and acts as a chemical messenger, communicating between nerve cells in the brain and the rest of the body.
22 hours ago - News Medical
Researchers highlight the dysregulation of hepatokines in people with NAFLD
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is an important risk factor for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
22 hours ago - News Medical
Alcohol Detox Benefits for People Overcoming Addiction
Alcohol problems are becoming increasingly common. Many people developed alcohol use disorders during the pandemic, since they used it to cope with depression and loneliness...
1 day ago - HealthWorks Collective
Does alcohol consumption increase dementia risk?
A recent study examines the association between alcohol use and dementia risk, as well as changes in the drinking pattern.
1 day ago - News Medical - 2 articles
Dementia-Drinking Link; Rebranding 'Mommy Brain'; Wild Dreams and Parkinson's
Mild to moderate alcohol consumption was associated with lower risk of dementia compared with not drinking, while sustained heavy drinking was tied to an increased dementia...
1 day ago - MedPageToday - 2 articles
In Families With Gout, Obesity and Alcohol Add to Personal Risk
Genetic makeup is the key driver for the increased risk of gout found in families with a history of the disease. This risk is increased in people who are also heavy drinkers or...
1 day ago - Medscape
Alcohol-related intervention reduces drinking, BP; no effect on type 2 diabetes
A brief alcohol-related intervention in people with unhealthy alcohol use was linked to reduction of diastolic BP in patients with hypertension but did not improve outcomes in...
1 day ago - Healio - 3 articles
'Party-loving' graduate thought she had an ALCOHOL allergy - but her headaches were down to cancer
Izzy Fletcher, from Derby, began suffering from 'splitting' headaches and chest pain last March any time that she would have an alcoholic drink.
1 day ago - Daily Mail
Drinking up to two bottles of beer or small glasses of wine per day may LOWER the chance of dementia
Researchers in South Korea tracked four million people for up to eight years. They found that alcohol consumption in low amounts may protect against dementia.
2 days ago - Daily Mail
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