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 ...

The negative health impacts of alcohol have been in the spotlight since the surgeon general’s recent advisory, and now ...

California gastroenterologist Dr. Saurabh Sethi has called out three popular drinks that increase the risk of Alzheimer’s.

Increasingly, reports like these conclude there is no safe level of drinking. Even moderate consumption—no more than one ...

that there’s a form of dementia which comes about thanks to alcohol misuse in particular. Korsakoff’s syndrome, he says, is “marked by a severe loss of recent memory” and “results from ...

Alcohol, recreational drugs, over-the-counter, and prescription medications may cause a range of cognitive impairments from confusion to delirium, and may even mimic dementia. Moderate to high ...

The Alzheimer’s Society also says there’s a specific type of alcohol-related dementia that is considered alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD). This is due to the damage of the brain caused by ...

Alcohol can exacerbate such health disorders as diabetes, hypertension, stroke and memory deficits, all of which raise the risk of dementia. Also, drinking too much raises the danger of falls ...

is a brain disorder which covers several different conditions including Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome and alcohol-related dementia. It is caused by regularly drinking too much alcohol over several years ...

Moderate to high alcohol consumption is one of the risk factors for development of dementia prior to age 65. Acute and chronic opioid use is associated with neuropsychological deficits in ...

Still, researchers are pretty confident that 14 “potentially modifiable” factors, including physical inactivity, smoking, and drinking alcohol can affect up to 45% of our risk. Indeed neurologist and ...