The relationship between alcohol consumption and reduced life expectancy involves multiple biological mechanisms. Alcohol affects various body systems, including: The liver processes alcohol ...

Timothy Naimi, who directs the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria in British Columbia. The advisory explains how alcohol causes cancer, pointing to biological ...

For the multifaceted and complex diseases, multi-omics could define groups of patients with distinct endotypes exhibiting heterogeneous treatment responses due to their particular underlying molecular ...

Alcohol consumption by adult women is consistently associated with risk of breast cancer. Several questions regarding alcohol and breast cancer need to be addressed. Menarche to first pregnancy ...

The mechanism seems to be that alcohol dampens the response of the amygdala, the part of the brain that reacts to stress, and triggers higher blood pressure and increased heart rate, they noted.

Friday, Murthy released a new Surgeon General’s Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risk, outlining the link and calling for warning labels about cancer on alcoholic beverages. There is a “well-est ...

In one mechanism, the alcohol breaks down into a chemical called acetaldehyde, which damages DNA and increases cancer risk. In a third mechanism, alcohol changes hormone levels, namely estrogen ...

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory on alcohol consumption and the increased risk of cancer. Murthy wants alcohol labels to include a cancer warning. At least seven types of ...

The U.S. surgeon general has released a new advisory warning of alcohol-related cancer risk. Dr. Vivek Murthy issued the guidance on Friday following research that has linked alcohol to at least seven ...

The new Know Alcohol calculator was developed by researchers at UVic’s Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR). 1:58 Dry January catching on The tool allows people to calculate ...