Alcohol is ranked higher than almost all drugs in terms of harm it causes. Ethanol is thought to cause harm partly as a result of direct damage to DNA caused by its metabolites. Most significant of the possible long-term effects of ethanol. In addition, in pregnant women it may cause fetal alcohol syndrome. Ethanol’s toxicity […]
Researchers have discovered a compound that can repair a defective alcohol metabolism enzyme, a discovery that could help an estimated 1 billion people worldwide who suffer from a particular type of alcohol intolerance—an inability to safely digest and metabolize alcohol. The findings, published Jan. 10 in the online edition of Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, […]
A small amount of alcohol (up to 1.5 oz of 90 proof) has been shown to improve pronunciation of second languages even while decreasing digit and symbol proficiency “The Effects of Experimentally Induced Changes in Ego States on Pronunciation Ability in a Second Language: An Exploratory Study By Alexander 2. Guiora, Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi, Robert C. […]
Drinking alcohol is evolutionarily novel, so the Hypothesis would predict that more intelligent people drink more alcohol than less intelligent people. The human consumption of alcohol probably originates from frugivory (consumption of fruits). Fermentation of sugars by yeast naturally present in overripe and decaying fruits produces ethanol, known to intoxicate birds and mammals. However, the […]