A new longitudinal analysis suggests that specific symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, rather than the condition as a whole, drive hazardous drinking behaviors in military reservists. The ...

Alcohol dependence is linked to hormones and proteins which are different in men and women, suggests research recently presented in Milan, Italy. Scientists found that alcoholism, depressive symptoms ...

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Liver enzymes that break down alcohol become less efficient with age, causing people to feel the effects of alcohol faster and stay drunk or tipsy for longer, said Doug Matthews, a behavioral ...