People with alcohol use disorders tend to prioritize alcohol over alternative rewards, and the neural underpinnings of this are unclear.

You came for happy hour, not a full-body sweat session—so why does alcohol sometimes leave you drenched like you’ve done a HIIT class in a leather jacket? Whether it hits midparty or midsleep, alcohol ...

Researchers identify the anterior insula as the brain region responsible for biasing decisions toward alcohol over social rewards in addiction.

If you’ve ever woken up after a night of drinking feeling like one of Hootie’s long-lost blowfish, you aren’t imagining things. That morning after bloat is real, and chances are that last night’s ...

Our thirst for a warming bottle of wine, frothy pint or stiff whisky with friends shows no signs of being quenched, with around 70 per cent of Britons drinking alcohol at least once a week. But with ...