In the first MRI-based study to investigate pre-natal alcohol exposure, researchers found significant changes in the brain structure of fetuses exposed to alcohol compared to healthy controls. In ...

Researchers have used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans that measure blood flow in the brain to better understand why people often become aggressive and violent after drinking alcohol. After ...

A 2022 study of more than 36,000 high-quality MRI brain scans found drinking four units of alcohol a day – two beers, or two glasses of wine – can cause structural damage and brain volume loss ...

An experimental method, which can predict the aging rate of both brain and body, may detect who should implement lifestyle ...

Heavy drinking can lead to a number of serious health problems, including increased risk of cancer, heart disease, and dementia, but consuming even moderate levels of alcohol could be dangerous ...

The study had a large population sample (36,678 healthy adults ages 40-60) adjusted for age, sex, height, socioeconomic status, and country of residence, etc. Functional MRI brain scans were used ...

University of Missouri researchers thought this longstanding tradition would be a terrific opportunity to examine the damaging effects of binge drinking on the brain, so they recruited 52 students to ...

The onset of psychosis can be predicted before it occurs, using a machine-learning tool which can classify MRI brain scans into those who are healthy and those at risk of a psychotic episode.

The alcohol spoken of is simply ethanol, it's a very simple molecule. In order to drink while eliminating the side effects, you'd have to add some substance to shield parts of the brain (which ...