News tagged with alcohol drinking

Hot booze turns material into a superconductor

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Japanese scientist who "likes alcohol very much" has discovered that soaking samples of material in hot party drinks for 24 hours turns them into superconductors at ambient temperature.

Physics / Superconductivity

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Teens and alcohol study: After a few drinks, parenting style kicks in

Parents may be surprised, even disappointed, to find out they don't influence whether their teen tries alcohol.

Medicine & Health / Health

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Binge drinking adolescent monkeys' brains seriously damaged by alcohol

(PhysOrg.com) -- Binge drinking is increasing in adolescents, and new research has shown long-lasting damage to an important area in the brains of adolescent monkeys after binge alcohol consumption, and suggests binge drinking ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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Study identifies genes associated with binge drinking

University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers have identified two genes associated with binge drinking that may open doors to new, more effective treatments for excessive alcohol drinking. The scientists found that ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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Non-alcoholic energy drinks may pose 'high' health risks

Highly-caffeinated energy drinks – even those containing no alcohol – may pose a significant threat to individuals and public health, say researchers at the University of Maryland School of Public ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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Hold the Red Bull: Energy drinks don't blunt effects of alcohol, study finds

Marketing efforts that encourage mixing caffeinated "energy" drinks with alcohol often try to sway young people to believe that caffeine will offset the sedating effects of alcohol and increase alertness and stamina.

Medicine & Health / Health

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Study shows pregnant mother's diet impacts infant's sense of smell

A major new study shows that a pregnant mother's diet not only sensitizes the fetus to those smells and flavors, but physically changes the brain directly impacting what the infant eats and drinks in the future.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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Drug decreases alcohol cravings

Rapamycin, an FDA-approved drug prescribed to prevent the rejection of transplanted organs, has been shown for the first time to decrease excessive alcohol consumption, binge drinking, and alcohol-seeking behavior in rodents. ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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First direct evidence that response to alcohol depends on genes

Many studies have suggested that genetic differences make some individuals more susceptible to the addictive effects of alcohol and other drugs. Now scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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Virus that causes genital warts linked to oral cancer: study

Mouth and throat cancer could be caused by the virus that causes genital warts and cervical cancer, and it could be spreading through sex and French-kissing, a study published Wednesday says.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Alcohol reduces the severity of rheumatoid arthritis

Drinking alcohol may reduce the severity of rheumatoid arthritis according to new research published today. It is the first time that this effect has been shown in humans. The study also finds that alcohol consumption reduces ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

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Alcohol use and smoking are associated with headaches in high schoolers

A novel study by German researchers reported that alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking were associated with increased migraines and tension-type headaches (TTH) in high school students. Coffee drinking and physical inactivity ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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Coffee and soft drinks have little or no association with colon cancer risk, study says

Drinking even large amounts of coffee and sugar-sweetened, carbonated soft drinks is not associated with the risk of colon cancer according to a large study published online May 7 in the Journal of the National Cancer In ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Excessive alcohol consumption may lead to increased cancer risk

Researchers have detected a link between alcohol consumption, cancer and aging that starts at the cellular level with telomere shortening.

Medicine & Health / Health

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Proteins may point to alcohol use test

Measuring a set of protein changes in the blood linked to alcohol use may potentially lead to a more accurate diagnostic test than those currently available, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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