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Drinking Age

With the pandemic and an increase in wine culture, more women are drinking — to excessive levels Women drink. A lot. Search “women drinking memes,” and you’ll see hundreds, with images of women downing wine and captions such as, “I wish I could get another liver … so I could drink more and care less,” […]

Protein in the brain can put the brakes on binge drinking

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Source: University of North Carolina School of Medicine A new study led by University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers has found that a naturally-occurring protein in the brain can act to suppress binge alcohol drinking, a major public health problem estimated to cost the U.S. more than $170 billion each year. The study, […]