Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. That “12% ABV” might not mean what you think. U.S. rules let wines under 14% alcohol vary by ±1.5%, so a bottle labeled 12% ABV ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Drinking alcohol impacts everyone a little differently. Musculature, water, genes, tobacco use, and other factors change an ...

Alcohol affects far more than your liver. From your brain to your heart, every sip triggers changes that can influence both your short-term performance and long-term health.

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 ...

The currently recommended safe level of alcohol consumption is associated with increased cardiovascular risk say researchers from Anglia Ruskin University, who suggest that their findings should ...

In a recent study published in The Lancet, researchers performed a population-scale analysis of alcohol consumption by amount, age, gender, region, and year to estimate the theoretical minimum risk ...

Most alcohol enters the bloodstream via the mucous membrane layer of the stomach and the intestines. These days, the consequences of this are undisputed: even small amounts of alcohol impair people's ...

Low to moderate drinking may not be protective against certain health conditions, and "safe" alcohol use guidelines may be substantially off base. These are among the implications of a review of ...

Contrary to observational studies, alcohol consumption may not actually counter the risk of heart disease, according to a large study published in JAMA Network Open this week. Previous observational ...