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Apply now for the Alcohol & the Nervous System GRS, Feb 21-22, 2026!

The GRS kicks off the GRC, giving early-career scientists the perfect platform to launch into a week of cutting-edge science. Submit your abstracts to both by Oct 10th for talk consideration! #alcoholGRC2026 #alcoholGRS2026
We are looking forward to the 2026 #Alcohol GRC in Ventura, CA! The main meeting starts Feb 22, 2026 (GRS Feb 21-22). For both, we will be selecting additional invited talks from the submitted abstracts. For consideration, submit your abstract by Oct 10! #alcoholGRC2026 #alcoholGRS2026
August 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Just published! Molecular Mechanism Underlying #Alcohol’s Residual Effects: The Role of Acetaldehyde in Mitochondrial Dysfunction at Synapses in Mouse Brain Cortex #alcoholawareness
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Molecular Mechanism Underlying Alcohol’s Residual Effects: The Role of Acetaldehyde in Mitochondrial Dysfunction at Synapses in Mouse Brain Cortex
Alcohol residual effects impose significant physiological and cognitive burdens due to acute ethanol exposure; however, its underlying mechanisms rema…
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September 18, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Official Announcement: We have an upcoming Special Issue on "Gut–Liver–Lung–Brain Axis in #Alcohol Misuse: Mechanistic Insights, Knowledge Gaps, and Future Directions" with guest editors Suthat Liangpunsakul and Cristina Llorente - Submission deadline Nov 1, 2025!!! #alcoholawareness
September 19, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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When it comes to hormones, the focus is always on females. We wondered, what about the guys?

Check out our new review in @alcoholjournal.bsky.social on the role of testosterone in alcohol drinking in males:

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Contributions of testosterone to excessive alcohol drinking in males: Potential role for interactions with the HPA axis
Excessive alcohol drinking and alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are a significant and increasing public health concern in the United States and worldwide,…
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September 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Our Special issue on #Alcohol and Pain Interactions is available, featuring a review by Dr. Koob and edited by Dr. Jeff Boissoneault #alcoholawareness
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September 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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NIAAA Director Dr. Koob's publication now online - A Conceptual Framework for the Intersection of Hyperalgesia and Hyperkatifeia in #Alcohol Addiction #alcoholawareness www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A Conceptual Framework for the Intersection of Hyperalgesia and Hyperkatifeia in Alcohol Addiction
Alcohol use disorder is a chronically relapsing disorder that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and is hypothesized to result from multiple …
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August 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Just published: #Alcohol use disorder exacerbates clinical and vascular risks differentially in psychiatric disorders sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Alcohol use disorder exacerbates clinical and vascular risks differentially in psychiatric disorders
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is a major public health concern with detrimental effects on cognitive and neurological function, yet its impact on psychia…
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July 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Just Published: Explaining increased efficacy of naltrexone in the treatment of #alcohol dependent patients with a family history of AUD: A systematic review on the role of reward sensitivity and sweet liking www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Explaining increased efficacy of naltrexone in the treatment of alcohol dependent patients with a family history of alcohol use disorder: A systematic review on the role of reward sensitivity and swee...
A positive family history of alcohol use disorder (FHA+) is one of the strongest risk factors for developing alcohol use disorder (AUD) compared. Impo…
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July 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Just Published: Effect of high mobility group box 1 pathway inhibition on gene expression in the prefrontal cortex of mice exposed to #alcohol www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Effect of high mobility group box 1 pathway inhibition on gene expression in the prefrontal cortex of mice exposed to alcohol
The high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) pathway plays a pivotal role in the development of alcohol-induced brain injury. Glycyrrhizinic acid (GlyA) is w…
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July 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Just Published: Integrating TWAS and GWAS identifies gut microbiota–immune interactions to #alcohol dependence genetics in European sample www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Integrating TWAS and GWAS identifies gut microbiota–immune interactions to alcohol dependence genetics in European sample
Alcohol dependence (AD) is a global public health concern with strong genetic characteristics. The purpose of this study was to explore the underlying…
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July 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Just Published: #Alcohol consumption during early adulthood increases the vulnerability of locus coeruleus neurons and amyloid beta pathology in female APP/PS1 mice #AlcoholAwareness sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Alcohol consumption during early adulthood increases the vulnerability of locus coeruleus neurons and amyloid beta pathology in female APP/PS1 mice
Alcohol use disorder is the most common substance misuse disorder and Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease. Evidence …
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July 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Alcohol research community: thank you for your submissions to #Alcohol - we are excited to share that our Impact Factor has climbed to 2.9, our highest IF to date #rsa2025

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June 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Please join us in welcoming @nicoleacrowley.bsky.social to the editorial board of #Alcohol
March 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Please join us in welcoming Dr. Erin Calipari
to the editorial board of #Alcohol
March 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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We are excited to announce a new special issue on Pain and #alcohol with guest editor @jeffbphd.bsky.social
- Call for papers:
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March 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Congratulations to recent grad, Dr. Callon Williams, on the first publication from her dissertation! In a nationally representative sample, emerging adults with moderate/severe pain were more likely to initiate alcohol/cannabis co-use over the next 4 years.
February 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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And a plug for a new special issue on sex differences and alcohol use disorders led by @nicoleacrowley.bsky.social and Erin Calipari. www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
Alcohol | Sex and Alcohol Use Disorders | ScienceDirect.com by ElsevierScienceDirect
There has been a lack of preclinical research studying sex differences in the mechanisms that lead to sex differences in vulnerability to disease. This special issue brings together a collection of pr...
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February 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM