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alcohol use disorder news

Doctor explains how 'dementia risk rises with every increase in alcohol intake'

Study shows dementia risk rises with any alcohol use as social media video renews public concern
Published on Nov 16, 2025 11:01 am IST

6 suspended after four patients go missing from Pune mental hospital

Yerawada police have registered a missing complaint and are conducting a parallel probe.
Updated on Aug 12, 2025 03:56 am IST

How to stay sober after Dry January and find tasty nonalcoholic alternatives

Dry January sparks shift in attitudes towards alcohol and health risks.
Published on Feb 01, 2025 07:07 pm IST

Could your evening glass of wine be accelerating Alzheimer’s? Study finds…

Is alcohol the hidden trigger behind Alzheimer’s disease?
Updated on Jan 05, 2025 03:40 pm IST

Alcohol consumption contributes to chronic pain: Study

Alcohol consumption contributes to chronic pain: Study
Published on Apr 22, 2023 10:02 am IST

Pill for skin disease may also curb excessive drinking: Research

Pill for skin disease may also curb excessive drinking: Research
Published on Feb 22, 2023 02:19 pm IST

Alcohol's single dose enough to permanently alter brain, cause addiction: Study

Alcohol's single dose may be enough to permanently alter brain, cause addiction: Study 
Updated on Sept 15, 2022 08:12 pm IST

Study: Alcoholism relapse may driven by release of immune protein in brain

Study: Alcoholism relapse may driven by release of immune protein in brain
Published on Jun 09, 2022 03:29 pm IST

How to win the struggle with alcoholism

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People with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), the medical term for alcoholism, have an impaired ability to stop or control alcohol use despite adverse social, occupational, or health consequences.
Updated on May 11, 2024 12:34 pm IST

Study examines how density of bars, restaurants affects parents' alcohol use

Study examines how density of bars, restaurants affects parents' alcohol use
Updated on Mar 02, 2022 09:50 pm IST

Study finds a slow strategy may help people with alcohol use disorder

A team of researchers has found that modifying the time perspective of people with alcohol use disorder (AUD) may improve their recoveries.
Published on Jan 31, 2022 09:32 pm IST

Increase in pleasurable effects of alcohol over time can predict alcohol use disorder

A new study out of the University of Chicago Medicine following young adult drinkers for 10 years has found that individuals who reported the highest sensitivity to alcohol’s pleasurable and rewarding effects at the start of the trial were more likely to develop an alcohol use disorder (AUD) over the course of the study.
Updated on Jan 05, 2021 04:52 pm IST

Women, Men show distinct symptoms, brain features of PTSD, alcohol use disorder

Through intricate experiments designed to account for sex-specific differences, scientists have collaborated to zero in on certain changes in the brain that may be responsible for driving alcohol abuse among people with PTSD.
Updated on Oct 26, 2020 11:45 am IST

Wanting to quit drinking alcohol? Here’s why ‘one day at a time’ works

‘One day at a time’ works for recovering alcoholics
Updated on Aug 28, 2020 04:52 pm IST

‘Love hormone’ may help treat alcoholism: Study

Oxytocin plays a role in
Updated on Apr 19, 2019 09:10 am IST

Daily use of aspirin can cut down risk of liver cancer

Aspirin can help reduce the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide, shows a new study.
Updated on Oct 07, 2018 04:39 pm IST

Binge drinking affects male and female brains differently, here’s why

Repeated binge drinking can be a risk factor for the development of alcohol dependence.
Updated on Sept 12, 2018 12:44 pm IST

Cut down on drinks. Alcohol can raise chances of dementia

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines chronic heavy drinking as consuming more than 60 grams pure alcohol on average per day for men and 40 grams per day for women.
Updated on Apr 16, 2018 01:13 pm IST