New research shows heavy alcohol drinking can damage the brain, affect memory, shorten life span, thinking, focus, and ...

In a new study, people who drank 8 or more drinks per week had over double the risk of brain lesions compared to people who ...

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome causes memory changes and other neurological symptoms. Learn why it’s underdiagnosed and more ...

All participants had an MRI scan, and a machine-learning program ... They used statistical analysis to explore the ...

Heavy drinkers who have eight or more alcoholic drinks per week have an increased risk of brain lesions called hyaline arteriolosclerosis, signs of brain injury that are associated with memory and ...

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Alcoholism has become a pressing health ... "There's a great deal of doubt about whether the atrophy seen on MRI scans is caused by brain cell death or fluid shifts within the brain," he explains.