A Cleveland Clinic research team studying alcohol and the brain discovered a new way that alcohol abuse can cause brain dysfunction and damage: through immune cells called microglia. The research also ...

A new study has found that alcohol can trigger immune cells in the brain to break down the structural support that helps nerve cells function, offering fresh insight into how heavy drinking may ...

New research reveals how alcohol exposure can significantly impair key brain cells and circuits in offspring. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), a leading cause of neurodevelopmental disorders, ...

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Psychology professor Gareth Roderique-Davies says alcohol’s neurotoxic effect on the brain is 'the single most consequential mechanism of alcohol harm' Richard Piper, chief executive at Alcohol Change ...

A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham suggests that heavy alcohol use may lead to more severe brain bleeds and cause long-term brain vessel damage at a younger age. The team's results ...

The downsides to alcohol aren’t difficult to spot. The throbbing headache, churning stomach and racing heart we experience after one too many provides a not-too-subtle reminder that drinking really ...

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