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Amit Shah launches nationwide initiative 'HEALD' to tackle liver disease o
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
According to an official release, HEALD is envisioned as a multi-sectoral program combining public education, early screening, psychological and medical treatment of alcohol use disorder, and liver disease management.
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Genetic secrets of oriental hornet may lead to new alcohol detox methods
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Israeli researchers have identified the Oriental hornet as the first animal capable of consuming vast amounts of alcohol without experiencing the harmful effects that most species, including humans, typically do. Studying how they metabolize alcohol could reveal new insights into treating al
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Alcohol consumption linked to acceleration of Alzheimer's disease: Researc
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Although current research indicates that alcohol use disorder is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, further study is needed to determine how alcohol use disorder affects the pathophysiology of the illness
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Problems with alcohol increase after weight-loss surgery in adolescence: R
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Youth who underwent metabolic and bariatric surgery as teenagers are at heightened risk for alcohol use, according to the first study to document long-term alcohol use and associated issues in this population. Researchers found that after eight years, nearly half of the study participants ha
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Researchers find out if pharmacotherapies can prevent alcohol use disorder
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Survivors of abuse and trauma are vastly more likely than other people to develop alcohol use disorder (AUD); according to some estimates, as many as three-quarters of people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) report drinking problems.
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Research: Potential cure for alcohol use disorder is heart medication
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 20 (ANI): A recent study by National Institutes of Health researchers and their associates suggests that a drug used to treat heart issues and high blood pressure may also be useful in treating alcohol use disorder.
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Research: Slower strategy might help individuals with alcohol use disorder
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): Modifying the time perspective of people with alcohol use disorder (AUD) may improve their recoveries, a team of researchers have found.
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Study finds a slow strategy may help people with alcohol use disorder
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 31 (ANI): A team of researchers has found that modifying the time perspective of people with alcohol use disorder (AUD) may improve their recoveries.
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Researchers develop new framework for alcohol use disorder
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 26 (ANI): A team of researchers has developed a new framework that they believe will help identify people previously overlooked for alcohol use disorder (AUD).
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Only small percentage of people with alcohol use disorder are prescribed m
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Solna [Sweden], September 13 (ANI): According to the findings of a recent study at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet, only a minority of Swedes with alcohol use disorders are prescribed alcohol medication, a situation that has remained largely unchanged in the country since the mid-2000.
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Researchers develop dual drug therapy to treat alcohol use disorder
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 31 (ANI): Researchers from UCSF have leveraged two new molecules to devise a dual-drug therapy for alcohol use disorder (AUD), without the side effects or complications associated with current treatment regimens. One of those molecules is currently in clinical oncology
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Researchers find brain regions responsible for intoxicating effects of alc
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Baltimore (Maryland) [US], April 17 (ANI): The slurred speech, poor coordination, and sedative effects of drinking too much alcohol may actually be caused by the breakdown of alcohol products produced in the brain, not in the liver as scientists currently think.
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