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Alcohol-related brain damage [1] [2] alters both the structure and function of the brain as a result of the direct neurotoxic effects of alcohol intoxication or acute alcohol withdrawal. Increased alcohol intake is associated with damage to brain regions including the frontal lobe , [ 3 ] limbic system , and cerebellum , [ 4 ] with widespread ...
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.
Alcohol acts as a general central nervous system depressant, but it also affects some specific areas of the brain to a greater extent than others. Memory impairment caused by alcohol has been linked to the disruption of hippocampal function—particularly affecting gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) and N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) neurotransmission which negatively impacts long-term potentiation ...
Alcohol is a tiny molecule, bathing nearly every cell in the body when we drink. The basic trajectory of liquor in the body is from a person's mouth, through the esophagus, to the stomach ...
It has been proposed that for every ten grams of alcohol per day (one beer, wine, or shot of hard alcohol in the U.S. is about 10 to 12 grams of alcohol), the risk of breast cancer may increase ...
We’ve all seen the headlines: “6 Reasons Why a Little Glass of Wine Each Day May Do You Good,” or “Study Finds Drinking Wine with Meals Was Associated with Lower Risk of Type 2 Diabetes.”
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 ...
Alcohol-related deaths had risen by 26% from 2019 to 2020, according to a report published last year by the CDC. The increase was sharper among women ages 35 to 44, going up by 42%. Show comments