Game-Changer? Wegovy Cuts Heavy Drinking in Alcohol Addiction Trial
(MedPage Today) -- People with obesity and alcohol use disorder had fewer heavy drinking days while on semaglutide (Wegovy), a ...
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Youth Alcohol Cravings May Rise While Scrolling Social Media, Study Suggests
(MedPage Today) -- For young adults, seeing alcohol-related social media content translated to greater desire to drink alcohol, especially when ...
Alcohol, liver cirrhosis, and the point of no return
There is no set amount of alcohol that is safe for anybody; it is crucial to identify and treat liver ...
Tailored Support Strategy May Increase Screening for Unhealthy Alcohol Use
(MedPage Today) -- A tailored practice facilitation strategy was linked to increased adoption of evidence-based screening and counseling for unhealthy ...
Most Americans don’t know alcohol can cause cancer
Most U.S. adults don’t realize alcohol raises cancer risk, and drinkers themselves are the least aware. Scientists say targeting these ...
Can Ozempic help you cut back on alcohol? Researchers think so
Semaglutide, tirzepatide, and other GLP-1 drugs appear to slow alcohol absorption and blunt its intoxicating effects, according to new research. ...
Scientists find brain circuit that traps alcohol users in the vicious cycle of addiction
Addiction often isn’t about chasing pleasure—it’s about escaping pain. Researchers at Scripps Research have discovered that a tiny brain region ...
A repurposed anti-inflammatory drug may help treat alcohol use disorder and related pain
A preclinical study finds that a drug already FDA-approved for treating inflammatory conditions may help reduce both alcohol intake and ...
Study reveals how alcohol abuse damages cognition
For the first time researchers demonstrate in an animal how heavy alcohol use leads to long-term behavioral issues by damaging ...
Awareness grows of cancer risk from alcohol consumption
Public awareness of the link between drinking alcohol and an elevated risk of cancer has grown since last fall, with ...