People who consumed high amounts of alcohol were more likely to have brain lesions and cognitive decline, according to a new study that examined the brains of heavy drinkers.

Second, alcohol generates reactive oxygen species, which increaseinflammation and can damage DNA, proteins, and lipids in the body through aprocess called oxidation. This also increases inflammation.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies alcohol as a carcinogen, with new evidence connecting it to pancreatic cancer, affecting approximately 75,000 Americans annually.

Excess alcohol can suppress the immune system, weakening the body’s defenses against infections. So people who drink may want to take steps to keep their immune systems functioning well , Dr ...

People taking weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy report a dampening of the urge to drink. Here's how the drugs curb cravings and what that could mean for helping treat addiction.

Research suggests alcohol can increase estrogen, a sex hormone linked to breast cancer. Men who consumed less than one drink per week had an approximately 10 percent chance of developing any ...

A sobering new study has revealed that cancer deaths are on the rise across the United States.. The research shows that alcohol-related cancer deaths have nearly doubled from 12,000 a year in 1990 ...

While men are nearly three times more likely to die of alcohol-related causes than women, this gender disparity has recently been narrowing especially rapidly: From 2018 to 2020, women’s rate of ...

Alcohol was already classified as a Group 1 carcinogen, a substance or exposure known to cause cancer in humans, by the International Agency for Research on Cancer due to sufficient evidence ...

Alcohol is killing more women than ever before. As the gender gap in drinking narrows, alcohol-related complications in women are rising. From immune system disorders to breast cancer, here’s ...