October 2, Gandhi Jayanti, is a dry day in India. Experts say if you extend it into 30 days without alcohol, your body and mind could experience life-changing benefits — from better sleep to improved ...

Sober October is well and truly upon us – and if you've committed to a month sans booze, bravo.

According to experts, the benefits of quitting alcohol for 30 days may vary from person to person. Actually, this issue depends on the amount of alcohol consumed. Some people like to drink alcohol a ...

Significant liver fibrosis associated with heavy alcohol use rose more than twofold over roughly the past two decades in the US despite alcohol use rates holding steady, which might be explained by ...

For those who love to drink alcohol, it is not easy to quit or even reduce the amount. Many times, you would even make a resolution to abstain for a while or completely quit, but trying to give up ...

Across the world, more than 1.5 billion people suffer from chronic liver disease. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that it kills more than 52,000 people a year in the United ...

Anti-obesity drugs such as semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) are also promising for the treatment of alcohol use disorder and alcohol-associated liver disease, as growing evidence suggests they reduce the ...

Alcohol doesn’t just damage the liver — it locks its cells in a strange “in-between” state that prevents them from healing. Even after someone quits drinking, liver cells often get stuck, unable to ...

University of Victoria provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. University of Victoria provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. Research has revealed a steep increase in ...