Adults who live in cohesive neighborhoods where people get along, help and care for one another are less likely to binge drink than those in less cohesive neighborhoods, a new study suggests . Living in a highly cohesive neighborhood can affect social norms and restrict behavior in such a way that binge drinking is highly … Read more
Strangers who drink together may maintain social distance at first, but they grow closer and closer physically as they become intoxicated with alcohol, according to a new study . These and other conclusions drawn from the study may have applications in social distancing measures for the current pandemic . Alcohol among friends To test how … Read more
According to a global study published in The Lancet Oncology , 4% of newly diagnosed cancer cases in 2020 may be associated with alcohol use . Cancers of the esophagus (189,700 cases), liver (154,700 cases), and breast (98,300 cases) accounted for the largest number of new cases, followed by colorectal cancers and mouth and throat … Read more
According to a new study published in Nature by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, there is a potential link between alcoholism, Alzheimer’s disease, and other neurodegenerative disorders . We are looking at the first study of its kind in the field of addiction genetics using a multimic approach (omics sciences … Read more
Women tend to consume less alcohol than men, but researchers believe it is mainly due to cultural factors and, in recent decades, the gender gap has narrowed significantly, especially among younger women . In fact, women may be inherently more vulnerable to alcohol use disorders, for reasons that are deeply ingrained in mammalian biology, as … Read more
Previous studies have suggested that people who abstain from alcohol have a higher death rate than those who drink low or moderate amounts of alcohol . In a new study , the researchers used data from a random sample of 4,028 German adults who had participated in a standardized interview conducted between 1996 and 1997, … Read more
Sales of alcohol and cannabis in Canada have been highest during the COVID-19 pandemic , according to a new study by the Peter Boris Center for Addiction Research (PBCAR) at McMaster University and St. Joseph’s Healthcare. Hamilton, and the Homewood Research Institute. Since March 2020, monthly alcohol sales increased by an average of 5.5 percent … Read more