Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) have discovered that binge drinking in mice decreases when a particular stress-signaling system in the brain is deactivated.
The findings are published online in the journal Neuropharmacology. “Binge drinking is one of the most common patterns in which alcohol is consumed,” said team leader Howard C.
Becker, Ph.D., director of the Charleston Alcohol Research Center and professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences. “It’s a risky behavior, and one consequence of repeated binge drinking is increasing risk for developing an alcohol use disorder.” Further, according to Becker, people who consistently binge drink, particularly during adolescent and college years,
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