“ Key Points
• New research suggests that heavy drinking is a significant risk factor for dementia.
• The researchers say dementia should be counted among alcohol's major health harms.
• Some alcohol-related changes in the brain may partly reverse after a break from drinking.”
https://www.eatingwell.com/habit-early-onset-dementia-study-11991215 #heavydrinking #dementia

🍷 Wegovy weight-loss treatment might also reduce heavy drinking in people with both obesity and alcohol use disorder, finds a small, first-of-its-kind trial funded by Novo Nordisk

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https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/wegovy-could-help-with-heavy-drinking-small-trial-suggests

#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #wegovy #weightloss #alcoholism #heavydrinking

Sometime #Alcohol seems to be the solution.

"the FBI director has frequently been so incapacitated by #HeavyDrinking that he has been unable to do his job.

[...]

while #KashPatel ’s alleged drinking problem is a potential disaster for him, it might ironically turn out to be good news for the rest of us. [...] anything that hampers Patel’s ability to execute Trump’s agenda is probably a net bonus"

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/kash-patel-drinking-report-trump/

We Could Do Worse Than Kash Patel Being a Drunken Buffoon

If the FBI director’s alleged intoxication prevents him from carrying out Trump’s agenda, that might not be such a bad thing.

The Nation

Vacation is over. Back to work tomorrow.

#cider #vacation #HeavyDrinking

And now, my time off begins...

#cider #vacation #HeavyDrinking

Heavier drinking during Covid led to 2,500 more deaths from alcohol in 2022 – ONS

Official UK figures show 33% jump in deaths from alcohol-specific causes from 2019 – the highest since records began in 2001

The Guardian