The stress response system involves the hypothalamus, the pituitary gland, and the adrenal glands, as well as the hormones they secrete and the physiological functions they govern, for example, behavioral response, metabolic function, and immune function. Alcohol consumption during the developmental ...
Additionally, the fact that Type I IFN production is depressed despite increased levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokine, TNFα, due to chronic alcohol exposure suggests that prolonged alcohol must change the immune balance of monocyte activation and impair host response to single-stranded virus infect...
infection, or genetic factors coupled with a secondary stressor. A common secondary stressor is maternal alcohol consumption while pregnant; research on brain abnormalities have shown hydrocephalic symptoms in some offspring prenatally exposed to alcohol3. However, despite a wealth of literature, the mec...
Working memory uniquely predicted the onset of first drink (p = .01) and first binge drinking episode (p = .04) while response inhibition only uniquely predicted the initiating of the first drink (p = .01). These results suggest that the association of executive functioning and alcohol ...
This paper shows that heavy alcohol consumption affects intestinal barrier function and is associated with the appearance of a circulating microbiome. Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Zulian, A. et al. Adipose tissue microbiota in humans: an open issue. Int. J. Obes. 40, 1643–1648 (2016)...
Like smoking, excessive alcohol use isassociated with a number of chronic diseases, such as liver cirrhosis, throat cancer, and cardiovascular disease. Drinking too much also impairs sleep and daily function. If you enjoy alcohol,drinking reasonably—less than three drinks per week—seems to carry...
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test DUDIT: Drug Use Disorders Identification Test EQ-5D-5L: Euro Quality of life QPR: Questionnaire Process of Recovery SRS: Session Rating Scale VAS: Visual Analogue Scale WAI: Work Alliance Inventory CSQ-8: Client Satisfaction Questionnaire RAPID: ...
In excess, alcohol works as a neurotoxin on may levels. Studies in animals have shown that binging on ethanolkills neuronsandimpairs neurogenesis–the birth of new neurons–in the hippocampus, a region critical to creating new memories. Furthermore, alcohol-induced dementia results from brain damag...
Thus, this paper represents only a first step towards more integrated research efforts that may be adopted and further developed in future scientific work. In the following, Section 2 provides a closer look at the concept of diversity in the total environment as an organizing framework to ...
Social stress, either by social isolation or social tension due to overcrowding, increases inflammation and stress susceptibility, and impairs cognitive functions. In contrast, social support has protective effects and improves the immune status, stress resilience and brain development. Oxytocin, a ...