Screening for alcohol use may help identify patients that should receive further screening for adverse mental health conditions and other substance use. Investigators found high alcohol used scores ...

A new interdisciplinary study from BYU, opens an angle of neuroimmune research that could potentially lead to better medical ...

Experts urge cardiologists to routinely screen for substance use, noting its independent impact on atherosclerotic risk and ...

Getty Images The limited treatment options available for alcohol use disorder emphasize the urgent need for more research into pharmacologic therapies. While more research is needed, preclinical and ...

Adial Pharmaceuticals has announced the issuance of patent number 12,226,401, which enhances their genetic-based approach for treating alcohol and opioid use disorders. This new patent focuses on ...

The latest weight loss craze could also help people control their drinking. Semaglutide treatments such as Ozempic and Wegovy have been shown to reduce the symptoms of alcohol use disorder (AUD), ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . At 12 months, 7.1% of patients with AUD and cirrhosis in the naltrexone group vs. 28.6% in the placebo group had ...

Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and ...

In a recent study published in the journal PLoS ONE, researchers investigated the effects of alcohol consumption and short-term abstinence on gut dysbiosis in individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder ...

Bipolar disorder and alcohol problems seem to go hand-in-hand, leading to a widespread belief that drinking acts as a kind of “self medication” to ease bipolar’s life-altering symptoms of mania, ...