New research suggests that when people with alcohol use disorder stop drinking, their brains show a sudden, sharp drop in the ability to burn a secondary fuel source called acetate, before recovering ...

Long-term heavy drinking can damage the brain and eventually cause serious problems with memory, learning, judgment and everyday decision-making. These problems are often described as alcohol-related ...

People with alcohol use disorder experience automatic emotional reactions to alcohol-related images that disrupt their basic decision-making processes. Research published in Progress in ...

The new study found the answer to helping people get through alcohol withdrawal may lie in a region of the brain known as the cerebellum. In mice experiencing withdrawal, scientists were able to ease ...

Alcohol use disorder, which affects over 10% of Americans, can lead to persistent and serious insomnia. Difficulties falling asleep and staying asleep can last even after months of sobriety, ...