Peptides synthesized in endocrine cells in the gastrointestinal tract and neurons are traditionally considered regulators of metabolism, energy intake, and appetite. However, recent work has ...

Objective There is considerable evidence of a cultural shift towards heavier alcohol consumption among university students, especially women. The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence and ...

Alcoholism, now known as alcohol use disorder, is a condition in which a person has a desire or physical need to consume alcohol. Treatment can include counseling, medications, residential ...

Introduction: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders include a variety of physical and neurocognitive disorders caused by prenatal alcohol exposure. Although their overall prevalence is around 0.77%, FASD ...

Objectives To determine the prevalence of alcohol use patterns, sociodemographic factors and risk of alcohol dependence among vehicle drivers in Jamaica. Design A secondary data analysis. Setting This ...

From Division of Cardiology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Alcoholic beverages have been consumed for thousands of years, attracting great human interest for social, personal, and ...

Many traits of a type A personality lead to success in careers. You speak to people directly and say what you feel. You make decisions easily and work hard to get things done and done right. You ...

To say 'to the' or 'at the' in French, use: à + the correct article le/la/l’/les ...

Introduction South Africa experiences significant levels of alcohol-related harm. Recent research suggests minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol would be an effective policy, but high levels of ...

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Correspondence to Dr Primavera A Spagnolo, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA; vera.spagnolo{at}nih.gov Background ...