A new study has discovered that alcohol use disorder (AUD) and Alzheimer's disease share similar patterns of gene expression ...

Evidence shows that excessive alcohol consumption increases a person’s risk of developing dementia. Drinking alcohol in moderation has not been conclusively linked to an increased risk of dementia. If ...

The term "alcohol-induced dementia" has been getting a lot of attention recently, after the Lifetime documentary "Where Is Wendy Williams?" included claims that the former talk show host was ...

While alcohol may make people feel drowsy, it disrupts the crucial deep sleep stage. Slow-wave sleep ... each year were 27% more likely to develop dementia than their deep-sleeping cohorts.

Co-author of the study, Dr Yue Leng, told Neuroscience News that one of the reasons this might be significant is because we consolidate our memories during REM sleep. “The delay in REM sleep disrupts ...