Medically reviewed by Brigid Dwyer, MD Key Takeaways Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is caused by a lack of vitamin B1.Early signs include confusion and trouble with balance.Alcohol use is a common cause ...

Share on Pinterest Heavy drinking can cause brain abnormalities that could increase the risk for cognitive decline. Image credit: Martí Sans/Stocksy. The full effects of drinking are something experts ...

New research published in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity provides evidence that alcohol use disorder triggers a distinct type ...

The 2025 National Policy for the prevention, management and control of Alcohol, Drugs and Substance Abuse sparked a lot of hullabaloo as soon as it was released resulting into the National Authority ...

No level of alcohol is safe for the brain and even light drinking is linked to an increased risk for dementia, results of a large observational study suggested. The research combined observational ...

Drinking eight or more alcoholic beverages each week could have a damaging effect on the brain, according to a new study published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of ...

The reported health effects of drinking alcohol are varied, with clear deleterious effects of heavy drinking on the brain, liver, and other organ systems, and some suggestion of benefit at low levels ...

Scientists discover that Candida albicans, overly abundant in people with alcohol use disorder, triggers immune response that alters dopamine signaling in mice “Our study shows how science works—our ...

For the first time, researchers demonstrated in an animal how heavy alcohol use leads to long-term behavioral issues by damaging brain circuits critical for decision-making. Rats exposed to high ...

Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and Tufts Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences have found a surprising connection between a fungus associated with alcohol use disorder and the ...

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May 1, 2025 -- How much alcohol is actually safe – and are there any true health benefits? We speak with David Nutt, MD, author of Drink? The New Science of Alcohol and Your Health, to explore what ...