Drinking
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Binge drinking in adolescence impairs working memory: Study
Health | Jul 21, 2018, 07:20 AM ISTIn the binge-drinking mice, certain PFC neurons were less able to generate persistent activity, and these changes appear to impair working memory, the researchers mentioned.
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Adolescent drinking may reduce grey matter, says study
Health | Jun 30, 2018, 07:20 PM ISTIn the study, published in the journal Alcohol, the team analysed data on metabolite profiles from heavy and light drinking young adults.
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Body-image awareness improves teen health: Study
Lifestyle | Jun 23, 2017, 06:06 PM ISTPeople with negative body image are more likely to develop eating disorders and are more likely to suffer from depression and low self-esteem.
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Beware! Heavy drinking may impair cognitive function in older adults, finds study
Lifestyle | Sep 27, 2016, 10:17 AM ISTHeavy drinking in older adults may impair cognitive function, learning, memory and motor function in older adults, according to a new study. Too much drinking can lead to neurophysiological and cognitive changes ranging from disrupted
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Beware! Drinking from plastic water bottle 'as bad as licking a toilet seat'
Lifestyle | Aug 15, 2016, 06:44 PM ISTWater is one of the most important element for sustaining life and we all know that intake of water at regular intervals has numerous health benefits. It quenches our thirst after exercise, treats headaches and
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Take a note! Drinking won’t bring long-term happiness
Lifestyle | May 07, 2016, 02:12 PM ISTLondon: If you are a regular drinker and feel happy after every time you booze then you must read this interesting research. It says non-drinkers are just as happy as drinkers. The research done by
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Why some people become addicted to alcohol and what it does to their brain
Lifestyle | May 02, 2016, 02:50 PM ISTHelsinki:A team of Finnish scientists has decoded changes in the brain that make people prone to excessive drinking -- a discovery that can lead to new drug therapies to treat alcoholism. The brain tissue of
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Drinking during pregnancy can give your baby 400 disease
Lifestyle | Jan 07, 2016, 10:26 AM ISTToronto: Drinking any amount of alcohol during pregnancy can put your baby at increased risk of 428 distinct disease conditions which are associated with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), says a new study.FASD is a
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Marriage can curb drinking problem
Lifestyle | Aug 05, 2015, 09:04 AM ISTNew York: If you are young and already having a drinking problem, finding a partner to tie the knot may help you return to a normal life again, new research suggests.Marriage can cause dramatic reductions
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Smoking shrinks your brain: Study
Lifestyle | Feb 12, 2015, 07:10 AM ISTToronto: Long-term smoking could cause thinning of a vital brain part in which critical cognitive functions such as memory, language and perception take place, a new study has warned.Smoking appears to accelerate the thinning of
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Drinking increases suicide risk in women
Lifestyle | Dec 23, 2014, 06:29 PM ISTNew York: Alcohol use increases suicide risk among women, especially those who have symptoms of insomnia such as sleep disturbance and daytime tiredness, shows research."These results are important as they help demonstrate that alcohol use
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Ryder, Bracewell fined for drinking on eve of test
Cricket | Feb 11, 2014, 12:24 PM ISTWellington, New Zealand: New Zealand players Jesse Ryder and Doug Bracewell have been fined for drinking until the early hours of the morning before the first test against India and New Zealand Cricket has hinted
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Over 40 people taken ill after consuming DJB drinking water in South Delhi
India | Jun 25, 2013, 11:01 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 25: Over 40 people fell ill today after consuming drinking water supplied by Delhi Jal Board in a South Delhi locality.Education Minister Kiran Walia, after visiting the NCERT colony in Adhchini area,
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Cooper arrested for underage drinking
Hollywood | Nov 15, 2012, 09:38 AM ISTNew York, Nov 15: Actor Bradley Cooper has revealed that he was arrested at the age of 15 for underage drinking."I grew up in an interesting family. My father was Irish, and my mother was
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18 PC Of Delhi Jal Board Water Unfit For Drinking
India | Mar 10, 2011, 08:56 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 10: Eighteen percent of water supplied by the Delhi Jal Board is unfit for drinking and every fifth person in the city is consuming contaminated water, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's Public
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Cough Up Rs 5,000 For Drinking In Public Places In Delhi
India | Oct 05, 2010, 05:18 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 5 : In an effort to curb people guzzling liquor in public places in Delhi, the Delhi government has brought into force the Delhi Excise Act, which provides for a regime of