Dec 12, 2017 | Alcohol and Health
Does wine relax you but too much tequila turns you into teary, confrontational mess? Turns out, you’re in good company! In a new observational study out of the UK, researchers analyzed almost 30,000 responses to the Global Drug Survey to assess people’s emotional... Oct 19, 2017 | Alcohol and Health
To be honest, does this one really come as any surprise? Anyone’s who had to sit through their very southern uncle’s strangled attempt to order linguine alle vongole knows they really should serve the wine first. Here’s the research, coming from the... Oct 2, 2017 | Alcohol and Health
It seems obvious that alcohol has an effect on the brain, given how often a night drinking is followed by a morning of questioning bizarre decisions and inexplicable Amazon purchases. Interestingly, a recent study showed that male and female brains react differently... Aug 28, 2017 | Alcohol and Health
Although alcohol is famous for its ability to make people forget what happened Friday night, a new study showed drinking might actually improve at least one aspect of memory. Specifically, the research showed that drinking helps encode memories, meaning that if you... May 18, 2017 | Alcohol and Health
Yeah, we know, breaking news headline there. But it’s the exact nature of this human stupidity that interests us in the alcohol industry. In this case, a new study has once again shown how powerful the placebo effect is when it comes to drinking. So what did those... Apr 19, 2017 | Alcohol and Health
Alcohol and heart health – it’s a more complicated relationship than previously thought, according to some recent research. General wisdom has long held that moderate drinking is actually good for you. Digging deeper, though, the positive effect seems to apply only to... 