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The Relationship Between Alcohol-Related Content on Social Media and Alcohol Outcomes in Young Adults: A Scoping Review

Key Takeaways

  • The results of this scoping review confirm strong positive links between posting alcohol-related content (ARC) and drinking and alcohol-related problems.
  • The findings in this review underscore the need for operationalization and standardized measures related to ARC.
  • The authors propose a theoretical model—the Dual-Feedback Loop Drinking and ARC Model—that may serve as a blueprint for...

Perspective on Using Artificial Intelligence in Alcohol Research and Treatment: Opportunities and Ethical Considerations

Key Takeaways

  • Artificial intelligence (AI) holds significant potential for improving recruitment, retention, and data analysis in alcohol research using human participants.
  • AI may also improve the effectiveness and accessibility of evidence-based treatments for alcohol use disorder (AUD).
  • The empirical literature examining ways in which AI can be implemented in AUD treatment and alcohol research...

Alcohol’s Effects on the Lung and Lung Disease

Key Takeaways

  • Chronic alcohol consumption disrupts the mechanical functions of the lungs, leading to impaired mucus-facilitated clearance, increased aspiration, and impairment of the alveolar epithelium barrier.
  • Alcohol misuse suppresses tissue recruitment of neutrophils, impairs alveolar macrophages, and decreases the number of dendritic cells and circulating lymphocytes, all of which increase...

Noncoding RNA and Alcohol Use Disorder: A Scoping Review of Current Research and Knowledge Gaps

Key Takeaways

  • Noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) dominate the genomes of mammals, including humans, and epigenetically transduce the effects of the environment into all cells and tissues.
  • Understanding of the role of ncRNAs in the pathogenesis of alcohol use disorder (AUD) is in its infancy.
  • Most of the research has focused on very few classes of ncRNAs, mainly on microRNAs.
  • Research has mainly focused on...

Alcohol Use and Its Associations With Frailty, Fractures, and Falls Among Older Adults With HIV

Key Takeaways

  • The population of people with HIV (PWH) is rapidly aging and faces unique physical and mental health challenges.
  • Alcohol misuse (i.e., either drinking above recommended limits or presence of alcohol use disorder) is prevalent among older PWH and poses substantial risks to health.
  • Greater alcohol use is associated with higher risk of frailty, fractures, and falls among older PWH...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Alcohol Consumption: Biological Mechanisms of Stress Resilience to Subsequent Alcohol Consumption

Key Takeaways

  • Susceptible versus resilient phenotypes appear across multiple preclinical models of stress, including stress periods in both early life and adulthood.
  • There are distinct sex differences in reactivity to stress and subsequent alcohol consumption behaviors.
  • Enhanced connectivity and neuroanatomic integrity in essential brain circuits may underlie resilience to stress and provide...
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