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Why weight loss drugs could help people cut back on their drinking

Why weight loss drugs could help people cut back on their drinking

Weight loss drugs are having profound health impacts, and researchers at Virginia Tech said they’ve discovered another one — it could help people cut back on alcohol. Weight loss drugs have profound health impacts, and researchers at Virginia Tech said they’ve discovered another one. Excessive alcohol consumption is associated with serious health risks, including liver disease and increased cancer rates. …

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Allen Iverson on why he quit drinking as he marks six months sober

Allen Iverson on why he quit drinking as he marks six months sober

Allen Iverson says his biggest accomplishment wasn’t on the basketball court. During an interview with “CBS Mornings,” the Basketball Hall of Famer commemorated six months of sobriety on Tuesday while discussing the challenges that came with fame. “One of my best decisions that I ever made in my life was to stop drinking,” Iverson told CBS’s Maurice DuBois, adding that …

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Liver Health: Liver sometimes can’t fix itself, even after you quit alcohol: Scientists explain why heavy drinking stops the liver from healing |

Liver Health: Liver sometimes can’t fix itself, even after you quit alcohol: Scientists explain why heavy drinking stops the liver from healing |

Long-term heavy drinking can seriously damage your liver, but new research is shedding light on why the liver sometimes can’t repair itself, even after someone quits alcohol. Scientists from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Duke University, and the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago have uncovered crucial details about alcohol-related liver disease (ARLD)—insights that could lead to new treatments beyond liver transplants. …

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Drinking in moderation? Study warns even small amounts of alcohol may seriously harm brain health | Health – Hindustan Times

Drinking in moderation? Study warns even small amounts of alcohol may seriously harm brain health | Health – Hindustan Times

Drinking in moderation? Study warns even small amounts of alcohol may seriously harm brain health | Health  Hindustan Times There is no safe amount of alcohol when it comes to dementia, study finds  CNN Dementia: Drinking any amount of alcohol linked to higher risk  Medical News Today There May Be No Safe Amount of Booze When It Comes to Dementia Risk  ScienceAlert What’s the …

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Study Sheds Light on Drinking and Dementia Risk – MedPage Today

Study Sheds Light on Drinking and Dementia Risk  MedPage Today There is no safe amount of alcohol when it comes to dementia, study finds  CNN There May Be No Safe Amount of Booze When It Comes to Dementia Risk  ScienceAlert Even One Drink May Raise Dementia Risk, Landmark Study Warns  SciTechDaily Any level of alcohol consumption increases risk of dementia  University of Oxford Source link

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Alcohol-associated liver disease: How drinking causes gut bacteria to attack the liver and how to stay safe

Alcohol-associated liver disease: How drinking causes gut bacteria to attack the liver and how to stay safe

For decades, we have heard that excessive drinking creates liver disease that is mostly irreversible. However, the exact mechanisms through which alcohol accelerates liver damage remained unclear to scientists, that is till now. However, a 2025 research study discovered a fresh gut–liver pathway, which explains how chronic alcohol consumption damages liver tissue.A new findThe research team of Nature (PMID: 40836099), …

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