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- Hypertension (high blood pressure) leads to strokes, cardiovascular disease, and kidney disease
- Chronic alcohol consumption is a major risk factor for hypertension
- The human and mouse genomes share a high similarity in their makeup
- A study has found that one…
- Longer stays in alcohol and drug treatment lead to better post-treatment results
- Factors leading to a successful stay in treatment seem to differ by gender
- For women, staying in treatment was predicted by being unemployed, being married, having higher incomes, and having…
- Naltrexone is a prescription medication taken by mouth that helps reduce drinking in alcoholics
- Naltrexone is quickly metabolized in humans by the liver to a metabolite called 6-beta naltrexol
- Researchers have provided the first direct evidence that 6-beta naltrexol may…
- Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the single largest killer of U.S. males and females
- CHD is caused by partial or complete clogging of the coronary arteries that nourish the heart
- Atherosclerosis refers to the accumulation of fatty streak lesions in the coronary arteries…
- In 1994, the Food and Drug Administration approved naltrexone for the treatment of alcoholism
- It has since proven to be highly effective for many in recovery, but it does not work for everyone
- A recent study has found that individual metabolism may be a factor in…
- The first step in the metabolism of alcohol is its conversion to acetaldehyde (AcHO)
- AcHO is a highly reactive and toxic chemical that can damage the cells of all living things
- In adults, AcHO is blocked from entering the brain
- The prenatal brain may metabolize…
- The brain is a critical organ system through which alcohol’s effects can lead to intoxication, tolerance and dependence
- Scientists have found a new means to measure directly alcohol concentrations throughout the brain
- The technology is called proton (1H)…
- Most health campaigns recommend abstinence from alcohol during pregnancy
- Some women nonetheless continue to drink at relatively high levels while pregnant
- This study examines two groups considered most at-risk: American Indians and African Americans
- …
- Adolescence is a time when many begin experimenting with alcohol
- Some adolescents binge drink, that is, drink heavily during a short period of time
- Adolescent brains may be particularly vulnerable to the neurotoxic effects of alcohol
- Binge drinking during…
- Much of the human body, including the brain, is composed of water
- Sophisticated technology called Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) is sensitive to water in the body
- Using DTI in a new way, researchers can track water molecules in the brain to examine alcohol’s damaging…
