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- Gender of Alcoholic Parents and Their Children Related to Offspring’s Risk of Psychiatric Disorders
It’s commonly known that children of parents who abuse alcohol are likely to develop psychological problems themselves once they reach adulthood. Yet a new study has revealed a gender relationship between the parent with an alcohol use disorder and their children that directly affects the level of risk passed along to offspring. Although just the occurrence of prenatal alcoholism influences a child’s likelihood of developing psychiatric problems, daughters of alcoholic mothers have the greatest risk of developing mental illness.
- Russia May Toughen Punishment for Illegal Production and Sale of Alcohol
As part of Russia’s crusade against alcohol abuse, the lower chamber of parliament on Wednesday adopted in its first reading a bill introducing harsher punishments for the illegal production and sale of alcohol.
- Researcher Hopes to Find More Accurate Alcohol-Use Test
Researcher Willard M. Freeman is working on a protein project that he hopes will lead to the creation of a simple, more accurate diagnostic test to measure alcohol usage than those now available, writes Chris Sholly of Lebanon Daily News.
- Proteins in Blood May Predict Levels of Alcohol Consumption
Measuring a set of protein changes in the blood linked to alcohol use may potentially lead to a more accurate diagnostic test than those currently available, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
- Milan to Fine Parents of Underage Drinkers
In Milan, parents of children who drink in public or are caught with alcohol will be fined 900 Euros under an emergency law designed to curb binge drinking in Italy.
- Is Moderate Drinking Good for Your Health? Some Scientists Don’t Think So.
Every few years, the media tells us that something that used to be bad for us is now good for us and vice versa. At one point, salt was bad for us—now it can be dangerous to cut out salt altogether. Chocolate was once to be avoided but now is said to prevent certain cancers and keeps arteries from clogging.
- Histamine Plays a Role in Alcohol-Related Behavior
A new study finds that the histamine-3 receptor plays an important role in alcohol-related behavior, and that a drug that affects that receptor may be able to alter alcohol-related behavior.
- Women and Alcohol: Why They Don’t Mix
Studies show that alcohol takes more of a toll on women physically, mentally, and socially. Women become intoxicated more quickly than men and don’t absorb and metabolize alcohol the same way. In addition, women have less water in their bodies than men, so the alcohol is more concentrated. Aging also causes the amount of water in the body to decrease, making it harder to metabolize alcohol.
- Two or More Drinks a Day May Increase Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most fatal cancers; fewer than 5 percent of those diagnoses are still alive five years after the diagnosis. Even more disturbing is that pancreatic cancer is sometimes called a “silent killer” because it often doesn’t cause symptoms in the early stages, and the later symptoms are usually varied and non-specific. Smoking, obesity, and diets that are high in red meat are major risk factors for pancreatic cancer, and alcohol consumption was recently added to the list.
- Why Drinkers Forget the Embarrassing Things They Do
“What happened last night?” “Oh, man, I hope I didn’t do anything embarrassing.” “How did I get home?” These are common questions asked by heavy drinkers the morning after a drinking session. We’ve understood for some time now that alcohol decreases the brain’s ability to form new memories, but we now also know that of the remembered events, many more positive memories are recalled than negative ones. This helps explain why many people remember the happy moments of socializing with friends while drinking but not the negative, often embarrassing events that happen later in the drinking session.
