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Oct 25, 2016

Can a Virus Fight Alcoholism?

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. About 17 million adults and more than 850,000 adolescents had some problems with alcohol in the United States in 2012. Long-term alcohol misuse could harm your liver, stomach, cardiovascular...

Oct 25, 2016

ER Visits for Alcohol Intoxication Are Going Up

Visits to the emergency room for alcohol intoxication in the United States have increased by more than 50 percent over the past decade, a new study finds. What's more, ER visits tied to alcohol are taking up an increasing portion of hospital resources, and are requiring longer hospital stays than...

Oct 27, 2016

Robo Beer Run: Self-Driving Truck Delivers Budweiser

Nothing brings a party to a screeching halt like running out of booze. Well, rather than begging your designated driver to go on a beer run, you may be able to call on a self-driving truck to keep the fridge stocked. A self-driving truck, developed by the Uber-owned startup Otto,...

Nov 1, 2016

Mixing Energy Drinks with Alcohol Causes Brain Changes in Mice

Energy drinks are often combined with alcohol in mixed drinks, and a new study in mice hints at how that combination may change the brain. In the study, mice that were given energy drinks along with alcohol had changes in their brains similar to those seen in mice given cocaine....

Nov 15, 2016

Moderate Drinking May Have Some Heart Benefits

NEW ORLEANS — Moderate drinking may have positive effects on some aspects of heart health beyond those seen with light drinking, a new study from Australia finds. The people in the study who drank 10 to 20 grams of alcohol per day were less likely to develop a condition called...

Dec 19, 2016

Dozens Dead in Siberia from Drinking Bath Oil: How Methanol Kills

Nearly 50 people died recently in a Siberian city after they drank bath oil as a substitute for alcohol. But why was the substance so deadly? Authorities in Irkutsk, the sixth-largest city in Russia, declared a state of emergency today (Dec. 19) after at least 49 people died from drinking...

Jan 4, 2017

How 1 Sip of Vodka Tonic Sent a Woman to the ER

One sip of a vodka tonic landed a 35-year-old woman in the emergency room, and seven years later, she's still dealing with the damage caused by the drink, according to a new report of her case. The woman had a rare condition called quinine-induced thrombotic microangiopathy, which caused a body-wide...

Jan 10, 2017

Your Drunken Urge for Pizza and Wings, Explained by Science

Anyone who's ever had a lot to drink probably knows the feeling: You want to chow down on pizza, fast food or other grub — and probably a lot of it. Now, a new study in mice may offer a possible explanation for this desire to overeat: Alcohol may activate...

Jan 23, 2017

Beer Recall: Sierra Nevada Pulls Bottles Due to Chipped Glass Risk

Beermaker Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is recalling some of its bottled beer sold in 36 states, after a flaw was found in the glass containers that could pose a risk of injury to consumers, according to the company. On Sunday (Jan. 22), the company announced that a very small number...

Feb 1, 2017

Stone Cold Vodka? Drinking Habit 'Calcifies' Man's Pancreas

A 50-year-old man who drank half a pint (about five shots) of vodka a day for more than a decade developed numerous calcium deposits in his pancreas that made him sick, according to a new report of the case. The man went to the emergency room after he suddenly began...

Mar 10, 2017

Many Women Still Drink Alcohol When Trying to Get Pregnant

About half of pregnant women in the United States drink alcohol around the time they become pregnant or in early pregnancy, usually before they know they are expecting, a new study suggests. The study involved more than 5,000 women who were surveyed by telephone when they were about six weeks...

Mar 22, 2017

Harmful Cocktail: Alcohol Plus Energy Drinks May Raise Injury Risk

People who mix alcohol with energy drinks may be at a greater risk of getting hurt while they are intoxicated than those who drink alcohol by itself, a new review of earlier studies suggests. The researchers reviewed information from 13 previous studies conducted from 2008 to 2015. These studies involved...

Mar 22, 2017

Toilet to Tap: Brewery Creates Beer from Recycled Wastewater

A Southern California brewery has put sustainability on tap with a new brew made exclusively from wastewater, according to news reports. This month, Stone Brewing unveiled its Full Circle Pale Ale, which was made using recycled water from San Diego's Pure Water project, reported Mashable. This was all done in...

Mar 23, 2017

Alcohol & Heart Health: New Study Untangles the Effects

When it comes to alcohol and heart health, the back and forth between findings can leave you feeling dizzy: One study concludes that drinking is good for your heart, but then another says it's best to say no. At least part of this back and forth comes from a central...

Mar 30, 2017

Wine-Loving Physicist Solves Bottle Drip Problem

No more whining over spilt wine: A scientist has created a wine bottle lip that doesn't drip. Daniel Perlman — wine lover, inventor and Brandeis University biophysicist — spent three years studying how wine flows across the lip of a wine bottle, causing it to drip. He found that dripping...