FeaturedNeuroscience·September 12, 2025·6 min readStress Relief Brain Circuit May Drive Alcohol RelapseA new study highlights how the brain learns to keep alcohol addiction going, not for pleasure but to escape withdrawal stress.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·May 28, 2019·4 min readGWAS identifies new risk loci for harmful alcohol useGenome-wide study identifies five novel alcohol use risk loci which can pass on the risk of developing alcohol abuse disorder from parents to children.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·March 13, 2019·4 min readNIH-funded rodent study finds molecular link between adolescent alcohol use and adult anxietyAdolescent rats exposed to alcohol had a decrease of both Arc eRNA expression and Arc gene expression in the amygdala during adulthood. Additionally, the alcohol-exposed rats displayed increased anxiety behaviors as they aged.Read More
