What alcohol does to your brain and body, according to the latest science By Hilary Brueck Getty Images; Istock; Chelsea Jia Feng/BI Jan 20, 2025, 1:00 AM PT ...

Musculature, water, genes, tobacco use, and other factors change an individual's risk equation. Here's how alcohol affects a person's body, from a first sip to potential long-term fallout.

One theory suggests this may be because our body composition changes as we age, and those changes influence how alcohol affects us. A 2023 study posits that as we get older, there is a decrease in ...

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Dr. Willeumier cites an August 2020 neuroimaging study, published in the journal Nature Scientific Reports. Researchers looked at 353 participants age 39 to 45 who underwent an MRI and used ...

When you consume alcohol, it is quickly absorbed into your bloodstream and affects various parts of your body. The liver, being the primary organ for detoxification, bears the brunt of alcohol ...

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The photograph purportedly showing the effects of alcohol — that is, the "drinker's brain" — originated from a 2020 research paper published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface.

Alcohol tolerance may not decrease with age, but older adults may experience increased alcohol effects because of changes in brain function and physiology.