News tagged with alcoholism clinical
Hazardous alternatives to alcohol beverages are still widely available in Russia
Nov 17, 2008 |
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The term "non-beverage alcohols" refers to manufactured liquids that contain alcohol but are not intended for consumption, such as medicinal tinctures, aftershave, alcohol-based anti-freeze, antiseptics, and eau-de-colognes. ...
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High novelty-seeking and low avoidance of harm contribute to alcohol dependence
Mar 03, 2009 |
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Personality factors can influence the development of alcohol dependence (AD). Researchers examined a group of AD individuals with the inactive form of aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 (ALDH2) - persons who would normally have a ...
Researchers Find Alcoholics Display Abnormal Brain Activity When Processing Facial Expressions
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that individuals who have a long history of alcoholism, but who have been abstinent for at least a month up to many years, showed abnormal ...
Study finds gene bringing together animal and human research in alcoholism
Apr 23, 2009 |
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An important genetic study conducted through Mayo Clinic has identified vital new information concerning alcoholism in subjects with European ancestry, according to a recent issue of Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Re ...
Brain stress system presents possible treatment
Feb 26, 2008 |
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A brain circuit that underlies feelings of stress and anxiety shows promise as a new therapeutic target for alcoholism, according to new studies by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), ...
Education and reward genes interact to influence alcoholism among Mexican-Americans
Sep 18, 2009 |
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Hispanics with alcohol-induced problems - especially male Mexican Americans - have significantly worse health and welfare than those with other ethnic backgrounds. This study examined the influence of gene/environment interaction ...
HIV infection and chronic drinking have a synergistic, damaging effect on the brain
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 23, 2009 |
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More than half of clinic patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) report they also drink heavily. While highly active antiretroviral therapy has helped to reduce HIV-related cognitive and motor deficits, ...
Genes influence impulsive behavior, preceding the development of alcoholism
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Numerous studies have shown that highly impulsive behavior - defined as the tendency to choose small, immediate rewards over larger, delayed rewards - is more prevalent in drug addicts and alcoholics compared to individuals ...
Researchers identify alcoholism subtypes
Jun 28, 2007 |
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Analyses of a national sample of individuals with alcohol dependence (alcoholism) reveal five distinct subtypes of the disease, according to a new study by scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism ...
Negative mood-related drinking may mean vulnerability for major depression and alcohol dependence
May 12, 2009 |
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Major depression (MD) and alcohol dependence (AD) co-occur in individuals and within families at higher rates than expected by chance. This study looked at how mood-related drinking motives may explain the overlapping familial ...
The brain maintains language skills in spite of alcohol damage by drawing from other regions
Mar 20, 2009 |
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Researchers know that alcoholism can damage the brain's frontal lobes and cerebellum, regions involved in language processing. Nonetheless, alcoholics' language skills appear to be relatively spared from alcohol's damaging ...
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