The coffee advice given to atrial fibrillation patients may deserve a rethink
A randomized trial challenges decades of caution about caffeine, finding that modest daily coffee intake did not worsen…
Experts reframe steatotic liver disease as a dynamic continuum
The classification of steatotic liver disease (SLD) is undergoing a major conceptual transformation. In a recent article published…
New research maps the biological toll of drinking
A new review published in the journal Addiction confirms drinking causes substantial harm to health. Some of those…
Psychedelic effects of ketamine do not predict sobriety
The psychedelic effects recreational users often seek from taking ketamine do not predict the therapeutic benefits for people…
Brain immune cells drive persistent negative emotions after repeated binge drinking
New research has identified that neuroinflammation driven by microglia (immune cells in the brain) is a primary underlying…
Chronic drinking weakens the blood-brain barrier through the gut
Scientists trace alcohol’s impact from the gut to the brain, uncovering microbial changes that weaken the blood-brain barrier,…
One cup of coffee a day could keep atrial fibrillation from coming back
In a first-of-its-kind randomized trial, patients who kept drinking coffee after cardioversion were less likely to experience recurrent…