June 5, 2014
Alcohol may protect trauma patients from later complicationsIntoxication seems to have ‘substantial protective effect’
May 15, 2014
Join UIC researchers in a Pint of Science at local tavernAt three-day festival, education goes down smooth
September 3, 2013
Alcohol breaks brain links for social cuesStudy finds reason for “maladaptive behaviors”
August 29, 2013
Alcohol breaks brain connections needed to process social cuesResearchers identify how alcohol hampers ability to read, react to facial expressions
June 4, 2013
Binge drinking may put young people at risk for heart diseaseBlood vessels show changes that may predict cardiovascular problems
March 5, 2013
Gene activity links anxiety, alcohol useResearch suggests new targets for drugs to combat alcoholism and anxiety.
February 26, 2013
Does drinking make you sharper?For some tasks, like creative problem-solving, non-directed thinking is more effective.
February 11, 2013
Drinking may improve ability to detect changesModerate intoxication may help you spot small differences, UIC researchers report.
November 28, 2012
Alcohol and injuries“The overall net impact appears to be that alcohol is protective following an injury.”
November 19, 2012
Alcohol Provides Protective Effect, Reduces Mortality Substantially After InjuryInjured patients were less likely to die in the hospital if they had alcohol in their blood, according to a study from the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health — and the more alcohol, the more likely they were to survive.