This year California schools will be required to teach students about the dangers of alcohol use. The state Legislature voted to amend the education code to specify that students be taught about the ...

While you’re drinking, alcohol causes blood vessels to dilate, bringing blood to the surface of the skin. That’s why people ...

Drinking alcohol can lower or raise blood sugar. Learn how alcohol affects glucose, warning signs to watch for, and ways to ...

The body changes, hormones surge, and the transition from child to teenager is well underway. But when puberty begins earlier ...

No amount of alcohol is good for the human body, previous research has shown — and now a new study has linked it to a rising number of deaths. Over the course of two decades — from 1999 to 2020 — the ...

The risk that alcohol poses to women’s health has mounted over the last two decades, as women have begun to drink more frequently and in larger quantities. Alcohol-related deaths among women more than ...

Young adults who experience negative consequences from using both alcohol and cannabis simultaneously are likely to have fewer drinks the next time they drink, but are more likely to use cannabis and ...

Americans are drinking less than they have in decades. But a new study on mice shows even one bottomless brunch may shrink the small intestine’s nutrient-absorbing surface and spark inflammation that ...

During pregnancy, ingestion of alcohol, a known teratogen, can cause harm to the fetus. Prenatal alcohol exposure is one of the leading causes of birth defects, developmental disorders, and mental ...

Anti-obesity medications linked to reduced alcohol use, possibly due to effects on cravings and reward systems, with behavioral strategies also playing a role. Study: Alcohol Use and Antiobesity ...

Researchers find that tirzepatide (Mounjaro) reduces alcohol consumption by 50% and prevents relapse by blunting the brain's reward system.