January 12th, 2012
Researchers have determined that drinking alcohol leads to the release of endorphins in areas of the brain that produce feelings of pleasure and reward.
Researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at the University of California, San Francisco, report this is ...
January 11th, 2012

New estimates from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that one in six adults in ...
December 21st, 2011

Getting drunk increases aggression in people who have one particular personality trait: the inability to consider the future consequences of current behavior, according to new ...
December 21st, 2011

Pregnant women who smoke cigarettes, use alcohol or take drugs increase the risk of medical complications for the baby and mother. That's well-established ...
December 16th, 2011

A new study explores text messaging as a method to interact with young adults to reduce alcohol consumption and ...
December 15th, 2011

Federal officials report a yearly survey suggests cigarette and alcohol use by eighth, 10th and 12th-graders are at their lowest point in more than 25 ...
November 18th, 2011

Alcoholics can perform a simple finger-tapping exercise as well as their sober counterparts, but their brains must work a lot harder to do it, according ...
November 17th, 2011

Researchers believe genetics can influence impulsivity and other forms of risky behavior, especially among males -- a link supported by a new study from the University of ...
November 16th, 2011

A new study looks at childhood and adolescent risk factors for benign breast disease among girls with a family history of breast cancer.
Benign breast disease ...
November 15th, 2011

A new Canadian population health study finds that childhood aggression is strongly linked to high utilization of medical resources and overall poor health in ...