Excessive alcohol consumption is a significant public health concern, responsible for approximately 6% of all deaths and contributing to 5.1% of the global disease burden. Alcohol use is a major risk ...

Chronic alcohol consumption damages the entire digestive system, causing both inflammatory and toxic effects. The severity ...

Instead, many scientists expect natural selection would favour adaptations for increased ethanol metabolism to avoid becoming “drunk”. This allows animals to eat fermented foods while ...

Jump to: How alcohol is processed in the body Factors affecting alcohol metabolism How long does it take to sober up? How can I manage my alcohol consumption or even sober up faster? Effects of ...

Alcohol is broken down in the human body by two main enzymes, alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH). Mutations in these enzymes alter alcohol metabolism; for instance, low ALDH ...

Although the liver remains the primary organ for alcohol metabolism, the brain’s cerebellum plays a bigger role in this process than once believed, according to a study in mice published on March 22 ...