Heavy drinking is associated with increased risk of a type of brain injury linked with memory and thinking problems. That’s according to a new study in which researchers defined heavy drinking as ...

Heavy drinking doesn't just damage your liver. New research says it may also shrink your brain, impair memory, and take years off your life. A recent study has drawn a compelling connection between ...

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MINNEAPOLIS — Heavy drinkers who have eight or more alcoholic drinks per week have an increased risk of brain lesions called hyaline arteriolosclerosis, signs of brain injury that are associated with ...

Consuming more than eight alcoholic drinks a week is associated with brain injuries linked to Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline, a recent study in the journal Neurology suggests. The analysis ...

Alcohol-related liver disease cases have more than doubled over the last 20 years in the U.S. — and women are especially vulnerable. Rates of liver disease dramatically increased over the past two ...

Share on Pinterest Pandemic-era drinking habits persisted after the pandemic ended, particularly among adults in their 40s. Alistair Berg/Getty Images A large new study shows that heavy drinking ...

The incidence of serious liver issues among people who drink has risen People who get severe liver illness are also now more likely to be women The author of a new study thinks people don’t understand ...

Heavy drinking spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic and continued to rise in the years that followed, new research shows. Drinking rates also spiked more among women than men. The number of women who ...

Rates of alcohol consumption are at an all-time low in the United States. According to a recent Gallup poll, only 54% of ...