Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), a leading cause of neurodevelopmental disorders, may affect as many as 1 in 20 school-aged children in the United States. Despite its prevalence, the exact ...

Even people who never exceed the recommended limits for alcohol consumption are likely to experience brain health problems as ...

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 ...

A new study published in the journal Neuron provides evidence that the brain stores competing memories of alcohol use and the ...

Alcohol is one of the most consumed substances worldwide, often associated with relaxation and socialising. But beyond the "buzz," its effects on the brain are far more complex and significant. From ...

New research using rhesus monkeys suggests that the brain’s relationship with alcohol may begin forming long before a person ever takes a drink. Scientists found that exposure to alcohol before birth ...

People with substance use disorder—whether addicted to alcohol, cocaine, heroin, or nicotine—share a strikingly similar ...