“Our investigation confirms the harmful effect of alcohol consumption on cancer risk, but suggests that alcohol only increases cancer risk in body parts with direct exposure to alcohol,” said ...

Alcohol-craving rats have provided researchers with a detailed look into the complicated genetic underpinnings of alcoholism. By comparing the genomes of rats that drank compulsively with those that ...

Rutgers Health researchers have discovered that brain immune cells from people with a high genetic risk for alcohol use disorder (AUD) behave differently than cells from low-risk people when exposed ...

Alcohol consumption leads to the formation of a toxic compound called acetaldehyde, which damages DNA. A research team from IOCB Prague has now described in detail how cells repair this damaged ...

Is there a link between blue eyes and the risk of alcoholism? — -- There's a new potential clue in the ongoing effort to understand the genetic links to alcoholism: eye color. People with lighter ...

Take a look back at the genetics stories that resonated most with readers this year. M uch of what shapes people’s lives ...

Nov. 21 -- THURSDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Variations in the genetic makeup of alcoholics may affect how much they drink, a new study suggests. And the key might be the brain's control of ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Alcohol is a depressant. It is associated with nervous system interference to bring about ...

Drinking any amount of alcohol increases your risk of dementia later in life, according to a new study that challenges prior research findings. Some research has suggested light drinking — such as ...

Every Filipino family seems to have that uncle, cousin, or father who drinks too much. For some, alcohol is a nightly escape; for others, a weekend ritual turned addiction. The tragedy deepens when ...

Why do we care whether alcoholism is in bad genes or sowed dreams? Because knowing who is at risk by genetic prodisposition save lots of lives. If addiction is inscribed in our DNA then the ...

Scott Disick doesn’t want son Mason to follow in his footsteps. The “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” alum speaks candidly to his 15-year-old son about “hereditary” alcohol issues, he said on ...