As evidence of alcohol's harms mounts, some people are testing out sobriety. Look to ancient civilizations' ways for a reset, scholars suggest.

An experimental flu test could detect the virus right on the tip of your tongue. Researchers in Germany have potentially discovered a new way to spot influenza through an edible test, potentially like ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

No level of alcohol is safe for the brain and even light drinking is linked to an increased risk for dementia, results of a large observational study suggested. The research combined observational ...

University of Victoria provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. University of Victoria provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. Research has revealed a steep increase in ...

Seventy-three DWI test results in Aitkin County are being looked at closely by authorities now after a local attorney raised concerns about an alcohol testing device. The device in question is housed ...

Drinking any amount of alcohol likely increases the risk of dementia, suggests the largest combined observational and genetic study to date, published in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. Even light ...

Drinking any amount of alcohol increases your risk of dementia later in life, according to a new study that challenges prior research findings. Some research has suggested light drinking — such as ...

Factors contributing to the slowdown include health concerns, rising costs, and a shift in consumer preferences toward non-alcoholic beverages. While overall alcohol sales are down, sales of ...

Seemingly expired COVID test kits continued to prove useful as health officials advised New Yorkers to check for extended expiration dates on the at-home respiratory virus fighting tool. The COVID ...

Alcohol-associated liver disease is becoming a massive health and economic burden, but researchers at UC San Diego may have uncovered a new way forward. They discovered that chronic alcohol use blocks ...

Fewer Americans say they drink alcohol now than they have done for decades, but for those that do, the habit appears to have become dramatically deadlier over time, with the alcohol-related death rate ...