LONDON (Reuters) - Drinking alcohol produces a harmful chemical in the body which can lead to permanent genetic damage in the DNA of stem cells, increasing the risk of cancer developing, according to ...

In addition to endodermal and mesodermal cells, alcohol causes changes in DNA methylation in ectodermal cells (in blue), from which the nervous system and brain develop. During the tightly regulated ...

A new study has shown that alcohol intake can interfere with the natural regenerative abilities of the liver. Alcohol can keep cells in a kind of limbo between a functional or regenerative state, even ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Does drinking alcohol increase your risk of getting cancer? It does, according to the U.S. Surgeon General who recently issued an alarming warning that alcohol consumption is the the ...

A wave of recent neuroscience research has identified specific molecular and cellular mechanisms through which alcohol disrupts signaling between brain cells, offering a sharper picture of how ...

A drug called disulfiram (DSF), which is used to prevent alcohol abuse, may also help to interrupt the runaway cell death and inflammation that is triggered by severe trauma, according to the results ...

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The liver is one of the most incredible organs in the human body. It acts as a primary filter, clearing out toxins and ...

If you want to age a man at high speed, you don’t need decades of cigarettes. You need weekends. That sounds dramatic, but ...