Although substances like tobacco have reputations for being highly carcinogenic, or having the potential to cause cancer, recent studies have shown that alcohol has also been increasingly linked to ...

Chronic and heavy alcohol use leads to gut inflammation, which increases the risk of stomach cancer. Stomach cancer, a serious condition characterized by the growth of malignant cells in the stomach ...

A new study has shown that alcohol intake can interfere with the natural regenerative abilities of the liver. Alcohol can keep cells in a kind of limbo between a functional or regenerative state, even ...

Alcohol-induced psychosis can happen after intoxication, during withdrawal, or it can be chronic among people living with alcohol use disorder (AUD). Here’s what it looks like. Alcohol is a ...

Alcohol affects more than just your mood, it can harm your brain and nervous system over time. Neurologists explain how ...

Scientists have now discovered how alcohol can switch off an immune "alarm system" in the gut, allowing bad bacteria to escape their natural habitat to flood into the liver, rapidly causing ...

LA JOLLA, CA—Chronic alcohol consumption may make people more sensitive to pain through two different molecular mechanisms—one driven by alcohol intake and one by alcohol withdrawal. That is one new ...

Contrary to popular belief, chronic pancreatitis caused by alcohol consumption occurs at much lower rates compared to other causes, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology ...

“Days of Our Lives” actor Cody Longo died in February due to chronic drinking, according to an autopsy. The report, which was obtained by TMZ, noted that the 34-year-old soap opera star’s cause of ...