Drinking any quantity of alcohol could increase the risk of developing dementia, new research has shown. The study, led by researchers at the University of Oxford, Yale University and the University ...

Excessive alcohol use over a long period of time can cause memory and behavioral changes, often described as alcoholic dementia or alcohol-related dementia. Contributing factors may include head ...

New data suggested that any level of alcohol consumption raised the risk of dementia. A Mendelian randomization analysis found no evidence that moderate drinking protected against dementia. Findings ...

There is no level of alcohol consumption that is not associated with a higher risk of dementia, suggests a new study, contrary to previous findings. The study, which appears in eClinicalMedicine, ...

Drinking any amount of alcohol likely increases the risk of dementia, suggests the largest combined observational and genetic study to date, published online in BMJ Evidence Based Medicine. Even light ...

For years, the common wisdom and science was that a little bit of alcohol wasn’t bad — and even beneficial — for your health: A toast to moderation. But new research published in BMJ Evidence-Based ...

Even light drinking (under seven drinks a week) showed no protective effect in the largest combined study to date. Genetic analyses suggest the more alcohol you’re predisposed to consume, the higher ...

A substantial body of research demonstrates that drinking alcohol, even in relatively moderate amounts, can have serious adverse health effects that include high blood pressure, liver disease, and ...