Alcohol does not just affect the body in the moment—it quietly reshapes long-term health in ways many people underestimate.

Research that relies on young adults' self-reporting of their recent alcohol use patterns can obtain similar information from a 30-day recall timeframe compared to a 60-day timeframe. A study ...

Grabbing that late-night kebab or pizza slice after a few drinks may not be a sign of poor willpower, but a biological drive ...

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 ...

This may push a person toward automatic or habitual behaviors, like drinking." This disruption could help explain why stress makes people more likely to relapse during recovery from alcohol use ...