In college, many of us are constantly surrounded by alcohol. Whether we’re casually having a wine night with our gals or we’re making the best of our darty, it’s realistic to say that many of memories ...

People with a family history of alcoholism may develop a tolerance that causes them to drink more to feel the same effects, according to a study conducted at the Indiana University School of Medicine.

Sláinte! The greeting that was celebrated often on St. Patrick’s Day. The word is the basic form in Irish. Variations of this toast include sláinte mhaith "good health" in Irish. In Irish, the ...

Drinking has some confusing effects. It can make you friendlier and less inhibited, but it can also make you aggressive; it can cause total blackouts, but it can also improve memory. And for some ...

Drinking alcohol in an unfamiliar place makes us lose our inhibitions more than drinking at the same old haunt, a new study says. The results show that people who drank in a new setting were half as ...

The same amount of alcohol is likely to have a bigger impact in your 60s or 70s than it did in your 20s. Here’s why one margarita could feel like two or three. As we age, our ability to metabolize ...

A new study in the journal Neuron indicates that microRNA may influence the development of alcohol tolerance, a hallmark of alcohol abuse and dependence. In recent years, a class of small molecules ...

Our ancestors’ ability to metabolize alcohol may have saved them from extinction, scientists claim. Evolving to better handle booze could have given our prehistoric ape forebears the edge over rival ...

“My ability to tolerate alcohol, even in small doses, dramatically declined,” Dr. Mary Claire Haver, an OB-GYN and author of “The New Menopause,” wrote in a pinned Instagram post, listing what ...