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People with alcohol use disorder impaired after heavy drinking, despite claims of higher tolerance

University of Chicago Medical Center — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 10:00:00 EST

New research shows that drinkers with alcohol use disorder display the same level of fine motor and cognitive impairment as light drinkers when consuming their usual excessive amount.

Bilingual, digital health tool helps reduce alcohol use, UC Irvine-led study finds

University of California, Irvine — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 12:35:05 EST

An automated, bilingual, computerized alcohol screening and intervention health tool is effective in reducing alcohol use among Latino emergency department patients in the U.S., according to a study led by the University of California, Irvine. "This is the first bilingual, large-scale, emergency department-based, randomized clinical trial of its kind in the country focused on English- and Spanish-speaking Latino participants," said lead author Dr.

Education and peer support cut binge-drinking by National Guard members in half, study shows

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:05:28 EST

A new study shows promise for reducing risky drinking among Army National Guard members over the long term, potentially improving their health and readiness to serve. The number of days each month that Guard members said they had been binge-drinking dropped by up to half over the course of a year of either online only education or online and peer-based support.

IU researchers receive $8.6M NIH grant renewal to study alcohol use, binge drinking

Indiana University — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 14:20:14 EST

A multi-disciplinary team of Indiana University researchers is focusing their efforts on a growing public health concern: binge and "high-intensity" drinking--extreme drinking behaviors that are increasingly prevalent among college-age adults.

NIH Awards $8 Million to Wake Forest University School of Medicine's Translational Alcohol Research Center

Wake Forest University School of Medicine — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 15:25:36 EST

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded Wake Forest University School of Medicine a renewal grant of $8 million over five years for research on alcohol use disorder. With the support of the grant, the Wake Forest Translational Alcohol Research Center will build upon a highly productive translational alcohol research program that was established with prior support from the NIH.

Multiple substance use disorders may share inherited genetic signature

Washington University in St. Louis — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 12:00:00 EST

New research led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis identifies a common genetic signature that may increase a person's risk of developing substance use disorders. The work eventually could lead to universal therapies to treat multiple substance use disorders and potentially help people diagnosed with more than one.

Study Suggests Alcohol Consumption Linked to Acceleration of Alzheimer's Disease

Wake Forest University School of Medicine — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 10:05:23 EST

In a new preclinical study, scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine showed that even modest amounts of alcohol can accelerate brain atrophy, which is the loss of brain cells, and increase the number of amyloid plaques, which are the accumulation of toxic proteins in Alzheimer's disease.

Cocaine Use Disorder Alters Gene Networks of Neuroinflammation and Neurotransmission in Humans

Mount Sinai Health System — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 14:00:00 EST

Analysis reveals similar changes in the brain's functioning in both humans and mouse models

Brain Area Thought to Impart Consciousness, Behaves Instead Like an Internet Router

University of Maryland School of Medicine — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 12:55:25 EST

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine posit that a region of the brain that Francis Crick thought to impart consciousness may have been incorrect: They developed a new theory -- built on data -- that the claustrum behaves more like a high-speed internet router, taking in executive commands from "boss" areas of the brain's cortex that forms complex thoughts to generate "networks" in the cortex.

Study: First-Degree Relatives of Patients with NAFLD at Risk of Liver Disease

UC San Diego Health — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 15:15:18 EST

New study identifies that first-degree relatives of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease with advanced fibrosis (scarring of the liver) are at a 15% risk of developing the condition.

A 'factory reset' for the brain cures anxiety, drinking behavior

University of Illinois Chicago — Wed, 04 May 2022 15:35:53 EST

Gene editing may be a potential treatment for anxiety and alcohol use disorder in adults who were exposed to binge drinking in their adolescence, according to the results of an animal study published in the journal Science Advances. The researchers used a gene-editing tool called CRISPR-dCas9 in their experiments to manipulate the histone acetylation and methylation processes at the Arc gene in models of adult rats.

Social support reduces genetic risk factors that can lead to alcohol use problems

Arizona State University (ASU) — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 13:55:02 EST

A new study from the Arizona State University Department of Psychology shows that the combination of genetic predisposition to alcohol use disorders and personality type can lead to problematic drinking behaviors. Having strong social support from friends was identified as protective against excessive drinking. The work was published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology.

Racial Discrimination Linked to Drinking Through Mental Health in Black College Students

Arizona State University (ASU) — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 13:10:56 EST

A new study from Arizona State University and Virginia Commonwealth University examined the pathways that contribute to and protect against alcohol use problems in Black American college students. Racial discrimination led to depressive symptoms and to problem alcohol consumption. Positive feelings about being a Black American were associated with a weaker link between discrimination, mental health and alcohol use. The study was published in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors.

Alcohol problems severely undertreated

Washington University in St. Louis — Mon, 17 May 2021 14:00:48 EST

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that although the vast majority of people with alcohol use disorder see their doctors regularly for a range of issues, fewer than one in 10 ever get treatment to help curb their drinking.

Liquor during lockdown: 1 in 6 parents allowed teens to drink during quarantine

University of Notre Dame — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 05:05:35 EST

The overwhelmed pandemic parent has become a ubiquitous symbol of the stress and despair many have felt since COVID-19 spread widely.

Opioid overdose reduced in patients taking buprenorphine

Washington University in St. Louis — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 00:05:00 EST

The drug buprenorphine is an effective treatment for opioid use disorder, but many who misuse opioids also take benzodiazepines -- drugs that treat anxiety and similar conditions. Many treatment centers hesitate to treat patients addicted to opioids who also take benzodiazepines. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis studied overdose risk in people taking buprenorphine and found that the drug lowered risk, even in people taking benzodiazepines.

UIC to study how adolescent binge drinking impacts adult behavior

University of Illinois Chicago — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 14:50:40 EST

The University of Illinois Chicago has received $4.5 million in continuation funding from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to support the UIC site of the national Neurobiology of Adolescent Drinking in Adulthood, or NADIA, consortium.

Your In-laws' History of Drinking Problems Could Lead to Alcohol Issues of Your Own

Association for Psychological Science — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 16:05:53 EST

A study of more than 300,000 couples in Sweden finds marriage to a spouse who grew up exposed to parental alcohol misuse increases a person's likelihood of developing a drinking problem.

Center for Alcohol Research in Epigenetics at UIC receives $8M from NIH

University of Illinois Chicago — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 16:25:13 EST

The University of Illinois at Chicago received $8.2 million from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to continue the Center for Alcohol Research in Epigenetics and its research on how alcohol affects genes through epigenetics -- chemical changes to DNA, RNA or proteins that alter the expression of genes without directly modifying them.

Hangover drug shows wider benefits in USC research

University of Southern California (USC) — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 16:25:10 EST

A well-known hangover drug not only helps soothe pounding headaches but also triggers profound changes that protect the liver, USC scientists report in new findings that could help prevent alcohol-related harm.