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Single episode of heavy drinking tied to Brain Atrophy in Young Adults (medicaldialogues.in)
13 points by laurex on Oct 2, 2020 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments


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> Single episode of heavy drinking tied to Brain Atrophy in Young Adults

From the first paragraph:

> However, it was unclear whether and how a single episode of extreme drinking in young adults could affect brain structure. The study, assessed participants before and after a single episode of extreme drinking — consuming more than four to five alcohol-containing beverages in a single episode — scanning the brain for changes.


Yes... it was unclear before this particular research study.

> The MRI scans found changes to participants' brains that appeared to be specifically associated with their alcohol use during these celebrations. The more that participants drank, the more atrophy was detectable in their posterior corpus callosum, notwithstanding their alcohol and cannabis use histories. The 17 participants who had experienced a blackout showed greater loss of volume in this brain region than those who did not.


Second piece of heavy click bait on the homepage of HN today.

Someone should do a study on morals vs web traffic.




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