A review offers a glimpse of previously unconsidered variables that could hinder efforts to identify true correlations between disease and gut microbiome composition.

White women had the highest increase in death rate.

Preliminary findings from a clinical trial of heavy drinkers suggest that the drug can weaken certain memories tied to the reward of imbibing, although the mechanisms aren’t fully clear.

The beverage was a popular tonic and antiseptic.

As advanced as humans are, we still don’t have a handle on how to tame our response to a night of drinking.

Meet the author of a new book that explores the past, present, and future of research into how to salve the alcohol-addled brain and body.

The company’s announcement comes weeks after enrollment was suspended.

Sex-deprived males seek out alcohol.

An email exchange and an unusual meeting suggest a connection between an institute’s pursuit of industry support and the rejection of a grant application.

A byproduct of alcohol consumption causes mutations in the DNA of mouse blood stem cells, and some of the breaks are not repaired.

An online survey finds that people report feeling most relaxed with a glass of red wine or beer, and most aggressive when drinking spirits.

Researchers claim that industry groups worldwide misrepresent the carcinogenicity of alcohol products.

Drunken crayfish will roll on their backs and enthusiastically perform tail flips in their tanks. The animals are more likely to display they behaviors after spending time in a social environment compared with an isolated one.

Ethanol triggers starvation-activated neurons, leading mice to overeat. 

Researchers short circuit the urge to consume alcohol in rat models of compulsive drinking by shutting down specific neurons wired to the brain’s reward system.

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Researchers in Africa observe chimpanzees stealing palm wine from villagers’ cups and imbibing the beverage.

Researchers identify a protein linked to excessive consumption of alcohol in animal models.

A mutation in an ethanol-metabolizing enzyme arose around the time that arboreal primates shifted to a more terrestrial lifestyle, perhaps as an adaptation to eating fermented fruit.