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                    <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Alcohol ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ All the latest alcohol content from the Live Science team ]]></description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Psychedelic beer may have helped pre-Inca empire in Peru schmooze elite outsiders and consolidate power ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Wari used beer mixed with psychedelics to help build an empire in Peru around 1,200 years ago, a new study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/u33GUq8jbNzXQEEHV7WeVX-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[José Ochatoma]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This jar was found at the Wari site of Conchopata and may have held beer during feasts. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A jar painted with human figures]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Chimps eat fruit full of alcohol, but no, they don't get drunk ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Chimps' ability to metabolize fermented fruit could explain our own predilection for alcohol. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 15:29:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:55:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Wxgj3gSMHah9FoTfhj8RxV-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Aleksey Maro and the Taï Chimpanzee Project]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Two Taï chimpanzees in Côte d&#039;Ivoire with fruit in their mouths.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two Taï chimpanzees in Côte d&#039;Ivoire with fruit in their mouths.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists synthesized elusive 'super alcohol' — a 'seed of life molecule' that marks a step toward finding alien life ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/chemistry/scientists-synthesized-elusive-super-alcohol-a-seed-of-life-molecule-that-marks-a-step-toward-finding-alien-life</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have synthesized methanetetrol, an elusive alcohol that could be the foundation of alien life. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 18:06:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 15:31:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ perri.thaler@futurenet.com (Perri Thaler) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Perri Thaler ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2ZtQYkvQqTUoB9cbt6HgUT-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Andrew Turner]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists have theorized methanetetrol existence for more than a century, but it doesn&#039;t occur naturally on Earth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A chemical compound is modeled on top of a photo of space.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Alcohol-soaked star system could help explain 'why life, including us, was able to form' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array has detected methanol isotopes around a nearby star, which could help explain why the ingredients for life are present on Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 13:44:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:29:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8wFVuS969QaDVR4hSCoWaC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Methanol was detected at the inner edge of a dust ring around 1.5 billion miles from the star HD 100453.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of the protoplanetary disk around the star HD 100453.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The brain might have a hidden 'off switch' for binge drinking ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/alcohol/the-brain-might-have-a-hidden-off-switch-for-binge-drinking</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Flipping the switch on fewer than 500 neurons dramatically reduces the alcohol consumption of mice. This novel finding could lead to new targets for therapeutics. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 21:31:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:30:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marianne Guenot ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MiD35facRJ6kwDQXzJMPz6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Binge drinking may be governed by just 500 neurons in one part of the brain — at least in rodents, a new study suggests.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photo of a man passed out at a bar with a line of empty glasses in front of him]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can weight loss drugs help you drink less alcohol?  ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/alcohol/can-weight-loss-drugs-help-you-drink-less-alcohol</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ There is growing evidence that Ozempic and other GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs might help people drink less alcohol, but more research is needed. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 19:47:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:35:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marianne Guenot ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i4wTpHQRr8icP2MRsJZL2L-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ When was beer invented? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/when-was-beer-invented</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Humans discovered fermentation thousands of years ago, but ancient brews would have tasted much differently from the beers of today. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 May 2025 15:06:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marilyn Perkins ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uaKdNWqcwimFaEeMSqm5p4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Today, beer can be found all over the world. But when did humans first discover how to ferment grain? ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a close-up of a glass of beer]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch boozing chimps share alcoholic fruit. Is this how social drinking started? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Videos of chimpanzees sharing alcoholic fruit suggest that this behavior could have led to feasting in humans, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:55:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:05:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AujXzMPySvGKQkyy4LVCLT-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Anna Bowland / Cantanhez Chimpanzee Project / University of Exeter]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How does alcohol cause cancer? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/alcohol/how-does-alcohol-cause-cancer</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Research suggests that alcohol causes cancer through at least five different mechanisms. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:38:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Clarissa Brincat ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G8n9EJWzLvcdg8wFgnQ3uF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What counts as 'binge drinking'? What about 'high-intensity drinking'? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/alcohol/what-counts-as-binge-drinking-what-about-high-intensity-drinking</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Episodes of "binge drinking" can have dangerous short-term effects, while repeated binge drinking can trigger longer-term problems. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:33:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Clarissa Brincat ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sn3rmHAMMcpkEWnAtsspFV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Binge drinking is defined as having about four or more drinks for women and five or more drinks for men, within two hours.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a group of people holds up shot glasses]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why do hangovers get worse with age? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/alcohol/why-do-hangovers-get-worse-with-age</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists haven't actually confirmed a link between age and hangover severity, but there are some reasons why older people might feel worse after a night of drinking than young folks would. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 22:30:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:22:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marilyn Perkins ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/33Fr7LDPAvV39UD3LUrN94-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Many people complain that their hangovers have become worse as they&#039;ve gotten older. But what does the scientific research say?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman lays on the couch with a blanket over her head]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Are people more honest when they're drunk? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Drinking can change the brain in a way that makes people more likely to speak their mind, but the effects aren't always straightforward. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:51:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marilyn Perkins ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DNs6edPeLdFTWHifw2zZzV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Alcohol has a reputation as a &quot;truth serum&quot;. But does it really make people tell the truth?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[At an outdoor party, a woman whispers in the ear of her friend]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 2,000-year-old funerary urn found in Spain contains the world's oldest known liquid wine ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists discovered the oldest known wine in liquid form inside a Roman-era tomb in Spain. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristel Tjandra ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WGjmZ3t9tTraFnM8ecPMhj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An urn containing the oldest liquid wine on record that was found in a mausoleum in Spain. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ancient wine inside a glass urn ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A woman kept getting drunk despite not drinking. Fungi in her gut were brewing their own alcohol. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/a-woman-kept-getting-drunk-despite-not-drinking-fungi-in-her-gut-were-brewing-their-own-alcohol</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A woman kept mysteriously getting drunk despite not consuming alcohol. Turns out, a rare condition called "auto-brewery syndrome" was to blame. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 04:01:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:01:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i6CeTdgHzkT98FRXLe9czU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Brewer&#039;s yeast, pictured here, can sometimes overgrow in the human gut and ferment sugar, making alcohol in the body.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[3d illustration of oval-shaped yeast cells, depicted as yellow against a dark red and black gradient background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can drinking alcohol really cause hiccups? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/alcohol/can-drinking-alcohol-really-cause-hiccups</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ "Drunk hiccups" seem to be a real phenomenon, rather than just a gag in classic cartoons, but we know surprisingly little about what actually causes them. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Dec 2023 13:00:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:40:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anna Gora ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QJwg89FP5pa3htKbWmwJCf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[What causes &quot;drunk hiccups&quot;? There are a few theories.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[woman holds a glass of wine and covers her mouth as if she just hiccuped]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Finally, scientists explain the dreaded 'red wine headache' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/alcohol/finally-scientists-explain-the-dreaded-red-wine-headache</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A compound in grape skins called quercetin might disrupt alcohol metabolism, causing some people to get headaches after drinking red wine, a lab study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2023 14:00:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:39:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Vb8bKAJJdWXk47kzNQYd4h-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Some people experience headaches shortly after they drink even a small amount of red wine. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Woman sat at a table with her left hand on her forehead looking like she is in pain with a glass of red wine in the foreground]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What happens to your body when you stop drinking alcohol? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/alcohol/what-happens-to-your-body-when-you-stop-drinking-alcohol</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Many people have stopped drinking alcohol completely. What happens to your body when you do that? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2023 13:39:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:38:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qcJxMPpi7ZXfDg8Tt6roBN-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Short-term abstinence from alcohol can have a range of health benefits in people who were not originally dependent, but the long-term effects of quitting alcohol for a short time are still unknown.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Woman puts out hand to reject glass of alcohol]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gene therapy injection into the brain causes alcohol use disorder to stop — in monkeys ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A small, proof-of-concept study in monkeys reveals the potential of a one-off gene therapy to treat people with alcohol use disorder who haven't responded to other treatments. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2023 15:01:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:24:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5UyCgmUWiAkLmiftGG3gf6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This particular gene therapy involves injecting a genetically-modified virus (pictured above) into the brain to stimulate the production of dopamine, which is reduced in people with alcohol use disorder.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[3D illustration of adeno-associated viruses that are used for gene therapy ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is vodka? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ To produce vodka, you must first ferment a foodstuff that contains sugar or starch, then distill the product to increase its alcohol content. But what is vodka made from? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2022 20:24:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:54:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Dhar ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5Qd4s64duhdoGnt8HdLUA3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why is alcohol used to preserve things? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here's how alcohol can help preserve DNA, tissue samples and even entire organisms. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2021 11:00:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:56:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Donavyn Coffey ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dvJwsY2Lf6DNkYDy4L3MrP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A hammerhead shark that is preserved in alcohol in the East Wing of the Natural History Museum in Berlin, Germany.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A hammerhead shark that is preserved in alcohol in the East Wing of the Natural History Museum in Berlin, Germany.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Alcohol made from radioactive Chernobyl apples seized by Ukraine government ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/chernobyl-atomik-alcohol-seized-ukraine-secret-services.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The first batch of Atomik, an artisanal spirit made from apples grown near Chernobyl, was suddenly seized by the Ukrainian government. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2021 16:21:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:57:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kqpeHcBdwnVe7jMGceXyZB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How many bubbles are in a glass of beer? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists recently counted the bubbles produced by dissolved carbon dioxide in a glass of poured beer, finding that bubbles can number in the millions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2021 11:27:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:05:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GPrkz85DhrVk5PwZecD99k-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is champagne stronger than non-bubbly alcoholic drinks? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Do you need to exercise extra moderation with the champagne this Valentine's Day? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:40:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Isobel Whitcomb ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7NrYhpnB5qMuW6ruZQgnoB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ College-age kids are drinking less alcohol — but smoking more marijuana ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Young adults aren’t drinking as much as they used to. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2020 13:13:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:26:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ty Schepis ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NsWcJfwEkZoEh8V2nXVHNh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Diseases of despair' on the rise across the US ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The U.S. has also been facing another deadly, but less visible, public health crisis. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:10:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZGU5casiQHyTJNK2HaXbkM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dozens of hand sanitizers contain a toxic ingredient. How do you know yours is safe? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/methanol-tainted-hand-sanitizer-safety.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hand sanitizers containing methanol can cause nausea, nerve damage and death. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2020 16:45:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:32:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/phQW5JKsYLnZnZi6iuGDm6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How hand sanitizer caused a man's unusual 'hangover' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/hand-sanitizer-alcohol-reaction-disulfiram.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The man was taking disulfiram, a medication to treat alcohol abuse that causes hangover-like effects. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2020 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:54:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PKstavPCbVfivY3oQHyMYA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ One company's hand sanitizer products contain potentially deadly substance, FDA warns ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/hand-sanitizer-methanol-fda-warning.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The warning applies to nine hand sanitizer products made by the company, called Eskbiochem. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2020 18:23:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:55:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kkYaQcYaSwT8cZfsTkXtF9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Elephants in China got drunk and passed out in a garden ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A herd of elephants recently overindulged on corn wine in a village in China's Yunnan Province, and a photo of two tipsy pachyderms went viral. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2020 13:45:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:58:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Qt6ubW65cx5hcypcnJZ7DB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How does hand sanitizer work?  ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/hand-sanitizer.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here's why you need at least 60% alcohol in your hand sanitizer. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2020 23:08:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:20:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kimberly Hickok ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qRKWbZnSW9Pyu68Ub4Updg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hand sanitizer works to kill germs, but not as well as soap and water and only if it has at least 60% alcohol in it. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman putting hand sanitizer on her hand to give to a young boy. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A woman's bladder 'brewed' its own alcohol, tripping drug test ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/womans-bladder-ferments-alcohol.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microbes in the woman's bladder were fermenting sugar into alcohol, causing her to test positive on a urine drug test. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2020 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:47:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FqCcLtXzEaNvsQLj7sLzmH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A Man Kept Getting Drunk Without Using Alcohol. It Turns Out, His Gut Brews Its Own Booze. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/drunk-man-actually-had-autobrewery-syndrome.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A man with auto-brewery syndrome would become drunk after eating carbs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2019 18:55:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:18:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9naUdA2dfDUjjfKEchXXvc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ These Gut Bacteria Brew Their Own Booze, and May Harm Livers in People Who Don't Drink ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/alcohol-producing-gut-bacteria-harm-liver.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Clinical observations and animal studies suggest that certain gut bacteria boost blood-alcohol levels and contribute to fatty liver disease. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2019 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:38:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZJKbyh74caDw2ZL2NpDD9c-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Alcohol Boosts the Risk of Breast Cancer. Many Women Have No Idea. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/65741-alcohol-breast-cancer-women-awareness.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Drinking alcohol is known to raise women's risk of developing breast cancer, but many women aren't aware of this link. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2019 10:33:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:46:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LeoQXGKXqkDuCJVJzB3W3k-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is It Safe to Drink Moonshine? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/65454-is-moonshine-safe.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ What you don't know about moonshine can definitely hurt you. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2019 12:40:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:06:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wYGBdHKvDGYaCeuPwG9SDe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In 1929, officials in Tennessee busted a bootlegging operation and posed next to a partly dismantled distillery, which made a subpar white moonshine.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ For Cancer Risk, a Bottle of Wine Equals This Many Cigarettes ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/65092-alcohol-cigarettes-cancer-risk.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Drinking a bottle of wine per week may be like smoking five to 10 cigarettes in terms of cancer risk. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2019 10:38:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:34:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DndCDUsup2fqggwJozEfaF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Drinking Alcohol May Be More Harmful Than Thought for Young Adults ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/64896-alcohol-consumption-harmful-age.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Alcohol consumption may be more harmful than thought, particularly for young and middle-age adults, a new study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2019 16:42:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:20:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3PpHidg9XYP7wEFWoqARHW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ No, Drinking 'Beer Before Wine' Won't Prevent a Hangover, Study Finds ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/64722-beer-wine-alcohol-order-hangover.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The old adage doesn't hold up to scientific scrutiny. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2019 11:51:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:31:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gKJYZnH2zijqKrDfWwSP4e-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Just two units of alcohol a day are enough to make brains appear two years older.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A group of friends drinking beer and wine.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A Drunk Man Swallowed a Live, Venomous, Spiny Catfish. Here's What Happened. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As part of a drinking game, a 28-year-old man from the Netherlands attempted to swallow a living fish with some powerful natural defenses. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2019 12:14:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:30:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/F3q9jWTdXrEhmULUSGniPN-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The bronze catfish skeleton, minus its tail, can now be found in the Natural History Museum Rotterdam alongside its amputated pectoral fin.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The bronze catfish skeleton, minus its tail, can now be found in the Natural History Museum Rotterdam alongside its amputated pectoral fin.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Smoking Pot Just Once May Increase Teen Brain Volume: Why That Could Be Bad ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Smoking pot just once might be linked to changes in young brains ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Coffee Tastes Bitter, So Why Do People Drink It? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It may sound counterintuitive, but people who are supersensitive to coffee's bitter taste actually drink more of it, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Traces of the World's First 'Microbrew' Found in a Cave in Israel ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The world's oldest beer may have been brewed for a funeral 13,000 years ago. ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How a Hangover Affects Your Brain the Next Day ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study finds that a night of heavy drinking may affect people's cognition the next day, including their memory, attention, coordination and even driving skills. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2018 21:13:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:30:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zFp8bru9SJUc9t4pDab2Pn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ There's No 'Safe' Level of Alcohol Consumption, Global Study Finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Drinking alcohol in moderation is more harmful than previously thought, according to a new study that concludes there's no "safe" level of alcohol consumption. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3PpHidg9XYP7wEFWoqARHW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why Do Some People Hate the Taste of Beer? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ If the thought of sipping a beer is gag-inducing, you're not alone. But why does this happen: Why do some people hate the taste of beer? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joanna Fantozzi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NKLdd3SRHhgSozRsXR6S3H-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Here's the Latest Study on the Links Between Alcohol and Cancer ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ How much alcohol is linked to a lower risk of cancer? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2018 18:33:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:49:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9JDAXf5QF4XxsALhatK7P5-1280-80.jpg">
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                            <![CDATA[ It's not just one, or two, but six different brain networks are thrown into shambles by drug addiction ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2018 13:49:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:21:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TMyZfHJpuvAfmu4EpeHkzR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ These Everyday 'Drugs' Cause More Harm Than the Illegal Ones, Study Says ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ These drugs kill the most people worldwide, and they're pretty familiar. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TdjavGGFnNpw9WfMiuc2pn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Does Drinking Alcohol Raise the Risk of PMS? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study finds drinking alcohol is linked with an increase risk of PMS. But experts are cautious about the findings. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iHHBqNXQN5B66Qf2oKDKjh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Drinking the Recommended Amount of Alcohol May Still Shorten Your Life ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ U.S. drinking guidelines are too boozy, according to a new study. ]]>
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