Research tracking thousands of adults found that staying fit lowered mortality and liver disease risk among drinkers—though ...

Drinking any quantity of alcohol could increase the risk of developing dementia, new research has shown. The study, led by researchers at the University of Oxford, Yale University and the University ...

Binge-drinking among older adults is associated with a significantly increased risk of death, according to a study published ...

University of Oxford researchers released a study indicating that drinking even light amounts of alcohol increases a person's risk of dementia as they age. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI Drinking ...

Even light drinking (under seven drinks a week) showed no protective effect in the largest combined study to date. Genetic analyses suggest the more alcohol you’re predisposed to consume, the higher ...

Most of the harm that comes from alcohol,” said one researcher, is “due mostly or mainly to drinking with their buddies.” ...

Oncologists across the United States are raising alarms about a risk factor that kills roughly 20,000 American adults each ...

Dr. Sharon Cox (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care) reports on a new analysis finding that 1 in 8 people who drink at increasing or higher-risk levels felt guilt or remorse after drinking in ...

A person's drinking patterns at age 18 predict the trajectory of their drinking behavior into adulthood, and that trajectory may predict the likelihood of having symptoms of alcohol dependence at age ...

Heavy alcohol use at any point during pregnancy can lead to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and other health risks for the baby. Stopping alcohol consumption as soon as you find out you’re pregnant ...