Some probiotic-based products aim to help process alcohol's toxic byproduct acetaldehyde in the gut, but their effects seem inconsistent from one person to another, Chen said. Intravenous ...

This also should mean that the alcohol is prevented from turning into acetaldehyde in the liver (usually when we drink alcohol, it’s first converted into acetaldehyde, then later converted to ...

When taken before drinking, the protein works by breaking down booze into acetic acid, rather than the more toxic chemical acetaldehyde, which contributes to the symptoms of a hangover.

Wild type C57BL/6J mice (12–20 weeks old; 25–35 g) used in these studies were purchased (The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, United States) or from in house breeding pairs. Aldose reductase ...