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Binge drinking brake found in mouse brains, offering future path to treating alcohol abuse – new research

  • Written by Gilles Martin, Associate Professor of Neurobiology, UMass Chan Medical School
imageMillions of people abuse alcohol.South_agency/E+ via Getty Images

Despite the profound human, social and economic costs of alcohol abuse, existing treatments have failed to provide meaningful relief. Excessive alcohol consumption remains a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. In the U.S. alone, 16.4 million people age 12 and older...

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