Even though pen-tailed shrews perennially feed on alcoholic palm nectar, the animals do not appear intoxicated, suggesting that they have mechanisms to help them efficiently metabolize ethanol.

The Surgeon General's report links alcohol to 100,000 cancer cases every year. Lord Henri Voton/E+ via Getty Images Many people use the new year to reflect on their relationship with alcohol.

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The peak effects of alcohol occur about 40 minutes to one hour after drinking. However, how long alcohol stays in your ...

As bodies age, metabolism slows down and will remove alcohol from the body more inefficiently, making its effects more potent ...

Alcohol and MS both affect the central nervous system. Short-term effects of drinking can include balance issues, fatigue, brain fog, and vision changes. Heavy drinking can impact overall health.

Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. The tide has largely turned against alcohol. Drinking, at least in moderation, was once seen as a harmless—or even ...

Regular alcohol consumption creates a cascade of health problems that often develop silently over years before symptoms become apparent. While many people focus on the immediate effects of drinking, ...

If you have these common digestive symptoms, drinking less may help. By Alice Callahan When we published an article last year about the various ways alcohol might change your gut microbiome, the ...

Nikki Crowley receives funding from The National Institutes of Health. Alcohol is the third-most preventable cause of cancer in the U.S, putting it just behind tobacco and obesity. As the surgeon ...