Fifty years of outstanding neuroscience research studies have revealed many secrets of how drugs of abuse affect and change the brain, proving that addiction is a brain disease.

Over many years, this ongoing assault on these cells can cause alcohol-related dementia, a form of brain damage that can lead to cognitive challenges with memory and problem-solving.

Billy Joel previously assumed his heavy alcohol consumption was to blame for the rare brain disorder he is battling. The legendary singer-songwriter, 76, appeared on the Monday, July 21, episode ...

Heavy drinkers had a 133% higher chance of having brain lesions compared with nondrinkers, a study found. A medical expert explains how much alcohol is too much.

Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) is a major cause of liver transplantation and death worldwide, and its impact is only ...

Study reveals how alcohol abuse damages cognition Months after withdrawal, brain activity during decision-making remained impaired in rats ...

Alcohol withdrawal improves gut microbiome health, offering insights into cravings and paving the way for new probiotic ...

EXPECTANT mothers in Tanga Region have been urged to completely avoid or significantly reduce their alcohol consumption during pregnancy and child-rearing. This public health appeal, made by Social ...

Heavy and former heavy drinking is associated with brain abnormalities like hyaline arteriolosclerosis and neurofibrillary tangles, which can be a marker of dementia, new research shows.

Now, scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found that chronic alcohol use impairs the ...