Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) remains a leading cause of cirrhosis and liver-related mortality worldwide, with few effective therapies.

Although substances like tobacco have reputations for being highly carcinogenic, or having the potential to cause cancer, recent studies have shown that alcohol has also been increasingly linked to ...

This article explores the intersection between drinking and nutrition to reveal how alcohol-induced malnutrition can perpetuate a cycle of craving and relapse.

One of the main physical symptoms of alcohol withdrawal is "allodynia"— increased sensitivity to mechanical stimuli that are normally innocuous, which is a clinical sign of chronic pain. The ...

(THE CONVERSATION/AP) - The conditions within a person’s home, family and community affect their ability to stay healthy. Scientists studying these social determinants of health are trying to ...

It’s no secret that alcohol consumption causes major health problems such as liver cirrhosis and is responsible for many road accidents. But that is not all as researchers have linked alcohol to more ...

Scientists have now discovered how alcohol can switch off an immune "alarm system" in the gut, allowing bad bacteria to escape their natural habitat to flood into the liver, rapidly causing ...

The link between alcohol consumption and chronic pain is complex. It's not unusual for people with chronic pain to consume alcohol to self-medicate—to drink to help sand down the sharp edges of their ...

Millions of people in the United States drink alcohol regularly, enjoying it in social settings and using it as a way to wind down at the end of the day. In most cases, consuming a drink here or there ...