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Alcohol Disrupts Brain Communication Even At Legal Driving Limit, Study Finds
A new brain imaging study of 107 adults has found that even moderate alcohol consumption reduces whole brain communication and increases localised activity.
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Government Formulating National Policy To Reduce Alcohol Dependency
The Centre is working on formulation of a national policy to address the emerging challenge of alcohol dependency in the country, especially among youth.
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Your Assumptions About Native Americans And Alcohol Are Wrong
Not really accurate, according to a study published this week in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Researchers found that Native Americans are more likely than white counterparts to abstain from alcohol altogether, and the two groups had comparable rates of heavy and binge drinking.
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Diabetes Medication Could Treat Alcohol Addiction
A medication used for diabetes and obesity could also be used for the treatment of alcohol dependence, suggests new research.
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Diabetes Medication Could Treat Alcohol Addiction
A medication used for diabetes and obesity could also be used for the treatment of alcohol dependence, suggests new research.
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Alcohol Addiction May Trigger Various Cancers in Indians: Reports
Not just harming their heart and brain, alcohol dependency may also be behind several forms of cancers among heavy drinkers in low-income countries like India, researchers have warned.
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Alcohol Addiction May Trigger Various Cancers in Indians: Reports
Not just harming their heart and brain, alcohol dependency may also be behind several forms of cancers among heavy drinkers in low-income countries like India, researchers have warned.
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Why We Crave Alcohol
Ever found yourself craving a chilled mug of beer? A recent study published in the journal Biological Psychiatry sheds some light on how a certain hormone - called ghrelin - can stimulate alcohol cravings.Ghrelin is a gut hormone that plays an important...
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Early drinking expedites alcohol dependence
People who start drinking alcohol at an early age are more likely to become alcohol dependent early.
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Educating adults reduces drinking habits
Educating seniors with personalised information about their drinking and health can effectively reduce their alcohol consumption and other drinking risks.
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Smoking alcoholics have poor mental function
Alcoholics who are regular smokers as well have poorer mental function partially due to the long-term effects of nicotine.
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Behaviour therapies helpful for alcoholism
Social behaviour and network therapy and established motivational enhancement therapy are equally beneficial in helping people with alcoholism.
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Alcohol damages brain in women
Generally women are less likely to alcohol dependant than men, but they appear to develop alcoholic brain damage more rapidly than men.
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Injection to curb alcohol dependence
A once-a-month injection may help alcoholics maintain sobriety. Naltrexone is a drug that blocks opiate receptors and has been used to treat drug addiction, but previous studies looking at its effects in people with alcoholism had produced varying results.
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Alcohol Disrupts Brain Communication Even At Legal Driving Limit, Study Finds
A new brain imaging study of 107 adults has found that even moderate alcohol consumption reduces whole brain communication and increases localised activity.
-
Government Formulating National Policy To Reduce Alcohol Dependency
The Centre is working on formulation of a national policy to address the emerging challenge of alcohol dependency in the country, especially among youth.
-
Your Assumptions About Native Americans And Alcohol Are Wrong
Not really accurate, according to a study published this week in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Researchers found that Native Americans are more likely than white counterparts to abstain from alcohol altogether, and the two groups had comparable rates of heavy and binge drinking.
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Diabetes Medication Could Treat Alcohol Addiction
A medication used for diabetes and obesity could also be used for the treatment of alcohol dependence, suggests new research.
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Diabetes Medication Could Treat Alcohol Addiction
A medication used for diabetes and obesity could also be used for the treatment of alcohol dependence, suggests new research.
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Alcohol Addiction May Trigger Various Cancers in Indians: Reports
Not just harming their heart and brain, alcohol dependency may also be behind several forms of cancers among heavy drinkers in low-income countries like India, researchers have warned.
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Alcohol Addiction May Trigger Various Cancers in Indians: Reports
Not just harming their heart and brain, alcohol dependency may also be behind several forms of cancers among heavy drinkers in low-income countries like India, researchers have warned.
-
Why We Crave Alcohol
Ever found yourself craving a chilled mug of beer? A recent study published in the journal Biological Psychiatry sheds some light on how a certain hormone - called ghrelin - can stimulate alcohol cravings.Ghrelin is a gut hormone that plays an important...
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Early drinking expedites alcohol dependence
People who start drinking alcohol at an early age are more likely to become alcohol dependent early.
-
Educating adults reduces drinking habits
Educating seniors with personalised information about their drinking and health can effectively reduce their alcohol consumption and other drinking risks.
-
Smoking alcoholics have poor mental function
Alcoholics who are regular smokers as well have poorer mental function partially due to the long-term effects of nicotine.
-
Behaviour therapies helpful for alcoholism
Social behaviour and network therapy and established motivational enhancement therapy are equally beneficial in helping people with alcoholism.
-
Alcohol damages brain in women
Generally women are less likely to alcohol dependant than men, but they appear to develop alcoholic brain damage more rapidly than men.
-
Injection to curb alcohol dependence
A once-a-month injection may help alcoholics maintain sobriety. Naltrexone is a drug that blocks opiate receptors and has been used to treat drug addiction, but previous studies looking at its effects in people with alcoholism had produced varying results.
