Researchers came to Dr. Chris Knowles’ school in England when he was 18 years old to run an experiment. They wanted to see which novice drinkers responded the most to alcohol and who would later go on ...

A new analysis has found that consuming an average of two alcoholic drinks per day, or 14 per week, was linked to an ...

A recent study has shown that even moderate drinking can increase your risk for 20 different health outcomes, especially ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. For most Americans, alcohol has historically been perceived as ...

Researchers dove into studies about the effects of drinking alcohol—here's what they found.

Having gone from diabetes treatment to weight-loss miracle, GLP-1s are already blockbuster drugs. Now a new study in The Lancet shows that GLP-1s help with another common lifestyle disease: ...

Naltrexone has long been used to treat alcohol use disorder. Now it’s gaining attention as a tool for people who want to cut back on drinking before it becomes a bigger health problem. Test tubes are ...

Young adults with ADHD who are less confident in social situations may be more likely to use alcohol as a coping mechanism, which puts them at higher risk for problem drinking. This was one of the ...

When I was growing up in Scotland, drinking was a rite of passage — and, as it did with me, typically started around age 13. During my teenage years, I associated alcohol with the good times: ...