After a month of sobriety with Dry January, many are embracing Wet February, leading to increased alcohol consumption.

Increasingly, reports like these conclude there is no safe level of drinking. Even moderate consumption—no more than one ...

Maria Chilvers used to drink more than 20 cans a day A woman who was paid in lager to babysit as a teenager went on to develop alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) following 20 years of drinking.

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), characterized by symptoms of cognitive decline, such as worsened memory and impaired ...

Inside the brain, alcohol binds to several different receptors ... the potential for DNA damage, chronic inflammation, liver scarring, heart disease. People with the flushing ALDH2 gene mutation ...

Long-term heavy drinking can also result in a lack of vitamin B1 (thiamine) and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome which affects short-term memory. Alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) is a brain disorder ...

Longer term drinking of excess alcohol: causes brain shrinkage leads to memory problems leads to psychiatric problems may result in the patient requiring long-term care.

When Suzi Payton started drinking as a young teenager so had no idea that it would act as a springboard for over three ...

Benzodiazepines are the most concerning, he said. “It really can addle your brain,” he said. “These drugs don’t do well with alcohol.” Older adults who have medical conditions or are ...

In severe cases, it could lead to coma, lasting brain damage or death. • Seizures: Low blood sugar can lead to seizures. • Cold skin/hypothermia: Alcohol affects body temperature, making the ...