Flipping the switch on fewer than 500 neurons dramatically reduces the alcohol consumption of mice. This novel finding could ...

The brain might have a hidden "off switch" for binge drinking, and it seems to be governed by fewer than 500 brain cells, new research suggests. The study, published June 10 in the journal Nature ...

Current treatments for alcohol abuse are limited in their effectiveness and come with side effects. Precisely targeting the neurons involved in binge drinking could lead to better options.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new study found that heavy drinkers are at higher risk of brain injury, specifically brain lesions. The postmortem study looked at over 1,700 people who died at around the ...

We’ve all been there—just one more episode turns into an entire season and suddenly it’s three in the morning and we have to ...

Binge drinking in early adult years fundamentally changes how the brain's neurons communicate, in what scientists equate to a faulty gas pedal in a car that needs more pressure applied to "go ...

The hope is that the new generation of drugs can give people newfound control over the impulse to binge. So far, the evidence that these drugs can help with binge eating disorder is largely anecdotal.

A brain-zapping treatment for binge-eaters that can be carried out at home has helped people lose more than half a stone in just six weeks. The technique, called transcranial direct current ...

While all forms of alcohol consumption come with health risks, binge drinking appears to be particularly dangerous due to how repeated cycling between a high state and a withdrawal state affect the ...

In some cases, binge drinking can permanently remodel the brain. Even after a prolonged period of abstinence, conversations between the neurons don’t return to normal.