College students' perceptions of sexual consent vary with alcohol consumption, relationship type, and gender, with tipsy women often seen as more consenting.

A new study of heavy-drinking young adults found that drinking more on a given day was linked to both regretted and positive romantic or sexual experiences. For women, using cannabis alongside alcohol appeared to reduce the likelihood of regret.

New imaging reveals that drinking disrupts long-distance neural communication. As brain activity moves into isolated clusters, subjective feelings of intoxication increase.

Study finds alcohol disrupts key decision-making neurons, weakening the brain’s natural response to stress.

Even drinking within recommended guidelines might impact your physical coordination over time. Researchers found that a lifetime of low-level alcohol consumption is linked to subtle declines in balance and hand dexterity as healthy adults age.