Will US college students’ lives be forever transformed by COVID-19?
NEW YORK, NY (Oct. 27, 2020)–A team of researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and New
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Changes in blood metabolite profile are visible years before diagnosis of alcohol-related disease
A new study from the University of Eastern Finland is the first in the world to show that the serum
Read moreInstituting a minimum price for alcohol reduces deaths, hospital stays
PISCATAWAY, NJ – When governments create a minimum price for alcoholic beverages, deaths and hospitalizations related to alcohol use significantly
Read moreSupersized alcopops linked to homelessness and gang affiliation, new regulation needed
New George Mason University study of adults on probation uncovers higher levels of hostility and risk-taking among recent consumers of these high alcohol content flavored beverages
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IU study examines effects of low-level lead exposure and alcohol consumption
A new IU study examining effects of low-level developmental lead exposure in mice could explain why some people dependent on alcohol return to using.
Read moreAlcohol use changed right after COVID-19 lockdown
SPOKANE, Wash. – One in four adults reported a change in alcohol use almost immediately after stay-at-home orders were issued,
Read moreChanges in adult alcohol use, consequences during COVID-19 pandemic
What The Study Did: Individual-level changes in alcohol use and the consequences associated with alcohol use by U.S. adults from
Read moreAlcohol consumption rises sharply during pandemic shutdown
Study finds heavy drinking by women rises 41%
Read moreLow level alcohol use during pregnancy can impact child’s brain development
New research from the University of Sydney finds that even low levels of alcohol consumption during pregnancy can have an
Read moreThree genes predict success of naltrexone in alcohol dependence treatment
Variation in just three brain genes predicts how well a medication will work in treating a patient with alcohol use disorder, report Medical University of South Carolina researchers
Read moreLife in lockdown: health-wise, it’s not as bad as you think
While Victorians continue to endure restrictions from a second wave of COVID-19, new research from the University of South Australia is providing much-needed good news about people’s overall health and wellbeing following lockdown.
Read moreChanges in hospitalizations for alcohol use disorder in US
What The Study Did: Changes over nearly two decades in the rate of hospitalizations and in-hospital deaths from alcohol use
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