Binge-drinking among older adults is associated with a significantly increased risk of death, according to a study published ...

Americans are drinking less than they have in decades. But a new study on mice shows even one bottomless brunch may shrink the small intestine’s nutrient-absorbing surface and spark inflammation that ...

Binge drinking is defined as consuming at least four drinks for women and five drinks for men in a single drinking session, at least once every 14 days on average. New research suggests that binge ...

How excessive alcohol use in adolescence causes temporary and permanent changes to brain function. How excessive alcohol use - especially begun during adolescence - impacts somatostatin levels in the ...

With New Year’s Eve celebrations behind us, many revelers are assessing the toll from weeks of holiday drinking. Some are even taking their first steps into Dry January. But many will continue to ...

The cannabis marketplace continues to grow and evolve, offering consumers new ways to use cannabis — and new ways to combine it with other substances, such as alcohol. That practice can be ...

For decades, Americans got the message that drinking in moderation might be good for us. While it was clear that heavy or binge drinking carried health risks, the conventional wisdom held that there ...

Alcohol can affect blood pressure in both the short and long term. This guide explains what that means for your heart health.

Many women drink socially or even binge drink before realising they are pregnant. This article explains how early alcohol exposure interacts with very early foetal development, why timing matters, ...