Half the population to have a mental health disorder by 75 years of age: A global study co-led by researchers from The University of Queensland and Harvard Medical School has found one in two people will develop a mental health disorder in their lifetime. Professor John McGrath from UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute, Professor Ronald Kessler […]
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A quarter of UK adults cut down on drinking in January 2020. More than a quarter of UK drinkers (27%) reduced, or completely stopped, drinking in January, reveals research independent alcohol charity, Drinkaware. The study found almost three quarters (72%) of those people who said they drank less or stopped drinking in January 2020, planned […]
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A James Cook University researcher has revealed the truth behind the myth of the fabled green drink absinthe and explored the danger of the rising popularity of ‘absinthe trails’. Travel medicine specialist Dr Irmgard Bauer from JCU’s College of Healthcare Sciences said absinthe – consisting of wormwood, sweet fennel, aniseed, various herbs and high amounts […]
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New research from the University of Aberdeen and the University of Edinburgh has identified how differences in sections of DNA might contribute to the risk of alcohol abuse in men. Published in Molecular Psychiatry, the study found a section of DNA that switches on key genes in parts of the brain that control alcohol intake […]
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