Drinking alcohol impacts everyone a little differently. Musculature, water, genes, tobacco use, and other factors change an individual's risk equation. Here's how alcohol affects a person's body, from ...

In fact, your entire body might benefit. That’s because alcohol speeds up how quickly you age, sending you hurtling towards ...

Heavy alcohol use can lead to systemic inflammation, or prolonged inflammation throughout your entire body. Cutting out alcohol for 30 days or more can lead to a "reduction in things like joint pain, ...

What Happens to Your Brain After One Drink? “When you have one drink of alcohol, the alcohol works by activating what we call GABA receptors in the front of our brains which suppress brain activity,” ...

Struggling with alcohol cravings? Naltrexone targets the brain's reward center to minimize drinking urges and reduce harmful ...

Depending on who you ask, you might be told to drink a few glasses of red wine a day or to avoid alcohol altogether. The reasons for such recommendations are many, but, by and large, they tend to stem ...

Naltrexone has long been used to treat alcohol use disorder. Now it’s gaining attention as a tool for people who want to cut ...

A new study by Scripps Research reveals that alcohol dependence disrupts two signaling pathways in a stress-related part of the brain—and offers insights on developing drugs to treat this condition.

Months of sobriety won’t undo the damage.Drinking too much alcohol could cause long-term brain damage, that is according to ...

A new study by Scripps Research scientists has identified a brain region, the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT), ...

As Dry January and the global sober-curious movement continue to gain traction, a new class of alcohol-free beverages is ...