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Only alcohol among caffeine, diet or lack of sleep might trigger heart rhy
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 26 (ANI): New research from UC San Francisco that tested possible triggers of a common heart condition, including caffeine, sleep deprivation and sleeping on the left side, found that only alcohol use was consistently associated with more episodes of the heart arrhy
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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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Alcohol use in young adults is associated with early aging of blood vessel
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 24 (ANI): Drinking alcohol during adolescence to young adulthood is associated with accelerated arterial stiffening, a precursor to cardiovascular disease, according to a new study by the European Society of Cardiology.
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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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Adolescent marijuana, alcohol use didn't decline much during coronavirus p
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US] June 25 (ANI): According to a new survey of 12th graders in the United States, adolescent marijuana usage and binge drinking did not significantly change during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite record decreases in the substances' perceived availability.
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Study suggests partners affect pregnant women's alcohol use, babies' devel
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 5 (ANI): A new research has found that partners of mothers-to-be can directly impact a pregnant woman's likelihood of drinking alcohol and feeling depressed, which affects their babies' development.
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Partners affect pregnant women's alcohol use, babies' development: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 3 (ANI): A new study has found that partners of mothers-to-be can directly influence a pregnant woman's likelihood of drinking alcohol and feeling depressed, which affects their babies' development.
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Study reveals parental consumption impacts how teens perceive, use cannabi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kelowna [Canada], May 23 (ANI): Children who grow up in homes where parents consume cannabis will more than likely use it themselves, suggest the findings of a new study.
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Red meat intake linked to colorectal cancer risk
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], May 22 (ANI): Several non-genetic factors, including greater red meat intake, lower educational attainment, and heavier alcohol use are linked with an increased risk of colorectal cancer in people under 50, suggested a new study.
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Study links red meat intake, poor education to colorectal cancer risk
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 20 (ANI): Several non-genetic factors-including greater red meat intake, lower educational attainment, and heavier alcohol use are associated with an increase in colorectal cancer in people under 50, suggest the findings of a new study.
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Romantic relationships mitigate effects of trauma on alcohol use among col
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 23 (ANI): Students who have been exposed to interpersonal trauma -- physical assault, sexual assault or unwanted sexual experiences -- prior to college are more likely to engage in risky alcohol use. But romantic relationships mitigate these effects of trauma on a stu
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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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