According to Alcohol Change UK, 17.5 million people across the UK have said they planned to take part this year and last year ...

Experts explain how Dry January can transform your health in 30 days. Learn about the benefits of taking an alcohol break and ...

What Happens to Your Brain After One Drink? “When you have one drink of alcohol, the alcohol works by activating what we call GABA receptors in the front of our brains which suppress brain activity,” ...

New research has identified that neuroinflammation driven by microglia (immune cells in the brain) is a primary underlying ...

Share on Pinterest New research finds that quitting and cutting back on alcohol may reduce brain shrinkage and improve brain health.. Milan Markovic/Getty Images A study has found that quitting or ...

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 ...

Depending on who you ask, you might be told to drink a few glasses of red wine a day or to avoid alcohol altogether. The reasons for such recommendations are many, but, by and large, they tend to stem ...

Anyone who’s ever noticed that they feel more relaxed or outgoing after having a drink or two has seen firsthand alcohol’s impact on the brain. But as you may have guessed, beyond the feel-good vibes, ...

A brain aneurysm is a balloon-like dilation that develops in weakened blood vessels. Drinking alcohol can increase your risk of developing these aneurysms as well as increase their risk of rupturing.

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 ...