A new study led by scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine has revealed that the hormone estrogen plays a key role in binge ...

Surprising discovery: Cell-surface receptors allow estrogen to act fast Although the researchers suspected estrogen would have an effect on drinking, they were surprised by its mechanism of action.

The hormone estrogen regulates binge drinking in females, causing them to "pregame" – consume large quantities of alcohol in the first 30 minutes after it's offered, according to a preclinical ...

The hormone estrogen regulates binge drinking in females, causing them to 'pregame' -- consume large quantities of alcohol in the first 30 minutes after it's offered, according to a preclinical study.

"We believe this is the first time that anybody has shown that...estrogen made by the ovaries can use such a rapid mechanism to control behavior," Pleil said. Researchers plan to examine whether ...