French Red Wine poured into a Glass in Bubbles with a Splash on the wood table in Orange Wall background outdoors summer, Close-up Some people in their 60s and 70s may notice that their usual glass of ...

Alcohol plays a role in over 200 diseases and injuries, contributing to more than 175,000 deaths in the U.S. annually and 3 million worldwide. Excessive alcohol consumption remains widespread, with 10 ...

Alcohol use disorder, which affects over 10% of Americans, can lead to persistent and serious insomnia. Difficulties falling asleep and staying asleep can last even after months of sobriety, ...

Could coffee help to counteract some of the effects of alcohol on the brain, and potentially limit the risk of addiction? That's what's suggested by a new study of how caffeine interacts with the ...

Share on Pinterest Heavy drinking can cause brain abnormalities that could increase the risk for cognitive decline. Image credit: Martí Sans/Stocksy. The full effects of drinking are something experts ...

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 ...

A Nov. 20 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows images of two brains. One is deformed, discolored and labeled "DRINKERS (sic) BRAIN," while the other seems relatively normal and is labeled ...

I just got back from a few weddings on the East Coast. I had a lot of fun, and of course it got me thinking I should write a post about one of the most important aspects of a successful wedding: ...

If you are a daily drinker you may feel a bit worse to start with while your body adjusts to not having alcohol in its system ...

I have recently been discussing nightmares–those frightening, upsetting dreams that disturb our sleep. I will be returning to the issue of dreams in the future but for now I would like to turn our ...

The effects of mixing alcohol and medicine are not the same for everyone. Those most at risk of an interaction are older ...

One study discovered that heavy and former heavy drinking was associated with brain abnormalities like hyaline arteriolosclerosis and neurofibrillary tangles. The results also suggested that the ...