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 ...

Alcohol use disorder is a widespread health ... and guide behavior. In addition to the brain scans, participants completed several tests designed to measure their cognitive abilities and emotional ...

The study found that people with a history of alcohol abuse showed weaker communication between the mOFC and dPAG when they ...

Here, we’ll look at five of the most addictive substances and explain how they impact the brain in simple terms. Heroin is an ...

Alcohol use leads to earlier brain aging and impaired behavioral flexibility ... All participants had an MRI scan, and a ...

Learning to think more about specific events in the future appears to reduce impulsivity, improve decision-making, and shows potential as a therapy for alcohol ... an MRI brain scan to identify ...

People suffering from severe alcohol and opioid addiction are to be offered a revolutionary new technique involving planting electrodes in the brain to modulate brain activity and cravings and improve ...

A SPECT scan involves 3-D scans of the patient’s brain that look at blood flow and ... he tried to cope but began struggling with alcohol and drug abuse. “I got diagnosed in 2015 with what ...

Learning to think more about specific events in the future appears to reduce impulsivity, improve decision-making, and shows potential as a therapy for alcohol ... an MRI brain scan to identify ...