Alcohol consumption may cause joint pain in some people. For example, in people with gout, alcohol may increase uric acid levels and cause pain. Alcohol consumption — particularly excessive ...

In a recent systematic review published in the journal JAMA, researchers evaluated the diagnostic accuracies of screening tools for alcohol usage disorder (AUD) using the Diagnostic and Statistical ...

Excessive alcohol consumption is a significant public health concern, responsible for approximately 6% of all deaths and contributing to 5.1% of the global disease burden. Alcohol use is a major risk ...

Liver damage from alcohol-associated liver disease may be possibly reversible in its early stages. In all stages, alcohol cessation is considered critical to overall outlook. Alcohol-associated liver ...

The onset of symptoms of Alzheimer's disease can occur and worsen quicker in people that also have an alcohol use disorder (AUD), a new study has revealed. According to the scientists based at Scripps ...

A study on mice identified a group of neurons in the central amygdala region of the brain that display a unique pattern of ...

Professor Victor Lasebikan, FAAS, is a Professor of Psychiatry at the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan. He is also a Consultant Psychiatrist and Addiction Specialist at the University College ...