Europe tops the charts for alcohol consumption, WHO calls for urgent action to curb trend
Jul 26, 2024, at 02:27 pm
It seems that Europeans don’t want to give up booze. A UN World Health Organization (WHO) report has found that nothing has changed in the continent’s drinking habits. Despite the health risks, Europeans consume an average of 9.2 litres of pure alcohol a year - making them the world’s biggest drinkers.
Jun 26, 2024, at 02:49 pm
Over three million deaths per year were attributable to alcohol consumption and drug use, a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) found. Of these deaths, 2.6 million were attributable to alcohol consumption, accounting for nearly five per cent of all deaths, with the highest numbers in the WHO European Region and African Region.
Wastewater reveals socioeconomic link to alcohol consumption, study finds
May 17, 2024, at 08:57 pm
People from a higher socioeconomic status drink more alcohol on average than those of lower socioeconomic background, according to new research from The University of Queensland.
Dec 25, 2023, at 11:55 pm
Those who binge drink and have a certain genetic makeup are six times more likely to develop alcohol-related cirrhosis, according to new research from UCL, the Royal Free Hospital, the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge.
Alcohol consumption increases the risks of over 60 disease: Study
Jul 09, 2023, at 07:55 pm
Alcohol consumption increases the risks of over 60 diseases in Chinese men, including many diseases not previously linked to alcohol, according to a new study by researchers from Oxford Population Health, Peking University, and the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. The study is published today in Nature Medicine.
WHO calls for greater regulation of cross-border alcohol marketing
May 11, 2022, at 09:00 pm
New York: Alcohol is increasingly being marketed across borders, with young people and heavy drinkers particularly targeted, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report on Tuesday that calls for more effective regulation.
Alcohol use in young adults is associated with early ageing of blood vessels: Study
Aug 29, 2021, at 12:00 am
Sophia Antipolis: Drinking alcohol during adolescence to young adulthood is associated with accelerated arterial stiffening, a precursor to cardiovascular disease. That’s the finding of a study presented at ESC Congress 2021.
Oct 02, 2019, at 09:47 am
Strict alcohol laws which cut intake more than 40 per cent in Russia, linked to historically high life expectancy
New study suggests oxytocin may help treat alcohol addiction
Apr 17, 2019, at 05:00 pm
Oxytocin, a brain peptide that is widely known for its role in love and bonding, may hold potential for helping individuals overcome alcohol addiction. In a collaborative study with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), scientists at Scripps Research discovered that oxytocin blocked enhanced drinking in alcohol-dependent rats, concluding that targeting the oxytocin system may be a successful pharmaceutical approach for treating alcohol-use disorder.
Obesity and alcohol responsible for nearly 30,000 cases of breast cancers in the next decade: Study
Mar 29, 2019, at 06:38 pm
Sydney, Mar 29 (IBNS): Body fatness and alcohol consumption are the leading preventable causes of breast cancer in Australian women, a new study in 200,000 women has found.
Child and adolescent anxiety could be linked to later alcohol problems: Study
Mar 23, 2019, at 04:41 pm
London, Mar 23 (IBNS): New research led by the University of Bristol has found some evidence that children and adolescents with higher levels of anxiety may be at greater risk of developing alcohol problems.
Scientists hunt down the brain circuit responsible for alcohol cravings
Mar 19, 2019, at 09:13 pm
Los Angeles, Mar 19 (IBNS): Scientists at Scripps Research have found that they can reverse the desire to drink in alcohol-dependent rats—with the flip of a switch.
Moderate alcohol consumption linked with high blood pressure: Study
Mar 11, 2019, at 06:54 pm
Washington, Mar 11 (IBNS): A study of more than 17,000 U.S. adults shows that moderate alcohol consumption—seven to 13 drinks per week—substantially raises one’s risk of high blood pressure, or hypertension, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 68th Annual Scientific Session.
New medications offer improved treatment for alcohol use disorders, chronic pain, mood disorders
Jan 04, 2019, at 04:59 pm
New York, Jan 4 (IBNS): Helping people with addictions has become a research passion for Purdue University’s Richard van Rijn, who is leading a team to make drug discoveries to support millions around the world dealing with alcohol use disorders, chronic pain and mood disorders.
Alcohol abuse kills three million people a year, most of them men – WHO report
Sep 22, 2018, at 07:47 am
New York, Sept 22 (IBNS): More one in 20 deaths in 2016 – 3 million people, mostly men – were caused by harmful use of alcohol, according a report released on Friday by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Mixing energy drinks with alcohol could enhance the negative effects of binge drinking: Study
Aug 15, 2018, at 03:51 pm
New York, Aug 15 (IBNS): A key ingredient of energy drinks could be exacerbating some of the negative effects of binge drinking according to a new study.
Brain protein targeted for alcoholism cure:Study
Jun 06, 2018, at 06:52 pm
New York, June 6 (IBNS): A protein in the brain that binds to alcohol could be the key to curing alcoholism, reports UH College of Pharmacy medicinal chemist Joydip Das in eNeuro, a journal of the Society for Neuroscience.
Smoking, alcohol consumption increase lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation: Study
May 01, 2018, at 09:34 pm
New York, May 1 (IBNS): Lifetime risk is a useful method to quantify risk of atrial fibrillation over a person’s lifetime.
Largest study of its kind finds alcohol use biggest risk factor for dementia
Feb 28, 2018, at 12:42 am
New York, Feb 27 (IBNS): Alcohol use disorders are the most important preventable risk factors for the onset of all types of dementia, especially early-onset dementia. This according to a nationwide observational study, published in The Lancet Public Healthjournal, of over one million adults diagnosed with dementia in France.
A drug could block harmful impact of teen binge drinking, finds study
Nov 03, 2017, at 09:33 pm
Sydney, Nov 3 (IBNS): Alcohol-fuelled "schoolies" celebrations marking the end of high school for many Australian students have an unexpected impact: their binge-drinking behaviour as teenagers can lead to problems with alcohol and other drug dependence later on in life.
Alcohol improves foreign language skills, says study
Oct 19, 2017, at 10:03 pm
London, Oct 19 (IBNS): A new study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, conducted by researchers from the University of Liverpool, Maastricht University and King's College London, shows that bilingual speakers’ ability to speak a second language is improved after they have consumed a low dose of alcohol.
CAMH study shows global estimates of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder among children
Aug 24, 2017, at 01:51 am
Toronto, Aug 23 (IBNS): Globally, nearly eight out of every 1,000 children in the general population is estimated to have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), according to a new study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).
How goldfish make alcohol to survive without oxygen, finds study
Aug 13, 2017, at 10:18 pm
London, Aug 13 (IBNS): Scientists at the Universities of Liverpool and Oslo have uncovered the secret behind a goldfish’s remarkable ability to produce alcohol as a way of surviving harsh winters beneath frozen lakes.
Alcohol boosts recall of earlier learning, says study
Jul 25, 2017, at 10:12 pm
London, July 25 (IBNS): Drinking alcohol improves memory for information learned before the drinking episode began, new research suggests.
Heavy alcohol use changes adolescents’ brain, says study
Dec 10, 2016, at 03:06 pm
London, Dec 10 (IBNS): Heavy alcohol use during adolescence alters the development of brain, according to a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital.
Alcohol dependent individuals show greater risk of suicide in evening hours:Study
Jun 16, 2016, at 06:03 am
New York, June 16 (IBNS) A new study found that there is a circadian pattern of peak and nadir in the incidence of suicides committed in alcohol dependent individuals.