Alcohol-associated liver disease is becoming a massive health and economic burden, but researchers at UC San Diego may have ...

Alcohol damages the liver by disrupting RNA splicing, leaving cells stuck between functional and regenerative states.

While the liver can function with just 25% capacity, chronic diseases such as obesity, stress and alcohol can pose severe ...

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Many people suspect alcohol can accelerate aging, both biologically and physically. To find out more, Health examined the latest research and spoke to medical experts to ...

Prostate Cancer Linked to Lifetime Alcohol Use Heavy and binge drinking found to significantly decrease the likelihood of renal dysfunction. Alcohol consumption may protect against kidney function ...

While alcohol might seem socially acceptable in moderate amounts, its effects on brain are far from benign. The long-term ...

Limiting alcohol intake is crucial for leukemia patients and survivors to protect their health. Alcohol weakens the immune ...

In addition to endodermal and mesodermal cells, alcohol causes changes in DNA methylation in ectodermal cells (in blue), from which the nervous system and brain develop. During the tightly regulated ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 55-year-old female. I have always been in excellent health, but this year, my routine bloodwork showed that my creatinine is 1.08 (high) and that my GFR is 58 (low). Can that be ...

ITALY (WIVB) — An ounce of alcohol a day might be enough to change how well your heart functions. Doctors looked at people with high blood pressure. They found even those small amounts of booze could ...

Good liver health is important. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is common. Diet and exercise are key. Coffee and leafy ...

The relationship between alcohol use and burn injuries is a negative one in multiple ways. Not only are about 50% of adults who sustain burn injuries intoxicated at the time of injury, suggesting that ...