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The long-term impact of alcohol on the brain has become a growing area of research focus. While researchers have found that moderate alcohol consumption in older adults is associated with better cognition and well-being than abstinence, [1] excessive alcohol consumption is associated with widespread and significant brain lesions.
Patients with alcoholic dementia often develop apathy, related to frontal lobe damage, that may mimic depression. [3] People with an alcohol use disorder are more likely to become depressed than people without alcohol use disorder, [4] and it may be difficult to differentiate between depression and alcohol dementia.
The level of ethanol consumption that minimizes the risk of disease, injury, and death is subject to some controversy. [16] Several studies have found a J-shaped relationship between alcohol consumption and health, [17] [18] [2] [19] meaning that risk is minimized at a certain (non-zero) consumption level, and drinking below or above this level increases risk, with the risk level of drinking a ...
People who drink more than once a week tend to feel lonelier, according to a study on Japanese workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. [82] On the other hand, feelings of loneliness can also lead people to drink more, as shown in a separate study. [83] Loneliness is a major risk factor for depression and alcoholism. [84]
Europe’s economic crisis has obliterated Gen Z and millennials’ drinking habits—and it might be kicking off a long-term sobriety movement Ryan Hogg February 12, 2024 at 6:54 AM
[4] [7] People may continue to drink partly to prevent or improve symptoms of withdrawal. [4] After a person stops drinking alcohol, they may experience a low level of withdrawal lasting for months. [4] Medically, alcoholism is considered both a physical and mental illness. [26] [27] Questionnaires are usually used to detect possible alcoholism.
Drinking one-half to one cup of coffee or four to five cups of tea daily may help decrease the risk of developing dementia in people with high blood pressure, a new study suggests.
This isn’t the first time that better sleep has been linked with a lower risk of dementia: A study published in October even found that people with sleep apnea are more likely to develop dementia.