John F. Kelly, PhD, of the Recovery Research Institute and Department of Psychiatry at Mass General Brigham, is the lead author of a paper published in Frontiers in Public Health, "Long-term relapse: ...

Drinking heavily over many years is linked to a higher risk of colorectal cancer, especially rectal cancer, according to new research tracking U.S. adults for two decades. People who drank heavily ...

A new study published Monday (January 26) in the journal Cancer finds that heavy, long-term alcohol use can significantly raise the risk of colorectal cancer. According to researchers, people who ...

The outgoing U.S. Surgeon General made headlines when he called for a cancer warning on alcoholic beverages. But cancer is not the only risk you run with a regular after-work drink. Alcohol has long ...

Drinking alcohol can cause temporary increases in blood pressure for several hours. Regular alcohol use can lead to long-term high blood pressure. Alcohol is a diuretic and can cause dehydration and ...

There are a lot of health considerations to take into account when talking about alcohol. The CDC says the body's ability to process alcohol depends on many factors. This includes body size; amount of ...

From the moment you take a sip, drinking starts to influence your biology. Here’s an inside look. Credit... Supported by By Dana G. Smith Illustrations by Montse Galbany Dry January has come and gone, ...

Even mild drinking is toxic to the body, contributing to long-term disease. Yet in many cases you can reverse that damage, experts say.

For the first time researchers demonstrate in an animal how heavy alcohol use leads to long-term behavioral issues by damaging brain circuits critical for decision-making. For the first time ...