Evaluating protein changes in the blood connected to alcohol use, may be a more precise diagnostic test than the ones being used currently, researchers from Penn State College of Medicine said.
"The challenge in alcohol abuse as opposed to substance abuse - things like cocaine or heroin or PCP-is that alcohol is a perfectly legal substance for those over 21," said Willard M. Freeman, department of pharmacology and lead investigator.
Alcohol Use Disorder | Alcoholism
Alcohol use disorder or alcoholism is an inability to control drinking. It can cause short term and long term physical, as well as psychological effects on the patient.
Alcohol use disorder or alcoholism is an inability to control drinking. It can cause short term and long term physical, as well as psychological effects on the patient.
The researchers identified a set of 17 proteins in the blood that accurately predicted alcohol usage 90 percent of the time in non-human primates.
Researchers were able to separate usage into three categories -- no alcohol use, drinking up to two drinks per day and drinking at least six drinks per day.
Alcohol Abuse Poses a Serious Threat Than Drugs in Pacific
Alcohol abuse is a bigger problem for Pacific communities than drugs, according to an Australian report, which links drinking to domestic violence and wide-ranging health problems.
Alcohol abuse is a bigger problem for Pacific communities than drugs, according to an Australian report, which links drinking to domestic violence and wide-ranging health problems.
"We observed that the levels of some proteins increased or decreased with as little as one or two drinks a day. These same changes occurred with heavier levels of drinking. We also found other proteins that responded only to heavy levels of drinking. Combined, these proteins allow us to classify subjects into non-drinking, alcohol-using, and alcohol-abusing groups," Freeman said.
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Depression, Alcohol Abuse and Obesity Interrelated in Young Women
A new study suggests that depression, obesity and alcohol abuse, or dependency, are interrelated conditions among young adult women but the same is not true in men.
A new study suggests that depression, obesity and alcohol abuse, or dependency, are interrelated conditions among young adult women but the same is not true in men.
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Alcohol Abuse On Rise Among US Soldiers: Reports
Nearly twice as many US army soldiers today compared to six years ago are either alcoholic or engage in damaging behavior such as binge drinking, according to army statistics.
Nearly twice as many US army soldiers today compared to six years ago are either alcoholic or engage in damaging behavior such as binge drinking, according to army statistics.
