Just how bad is alcohol for us?

The release of the latest batch of documents relating to the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has shed further light on his close relationship with the world of science. To find out why he cultivated scientists and where his interests lay, Ian Sample hears from Dan Vergano ...  Show more

On a recent trip to Lake Geneva in Switzerland, biodiversity reporter Phoebe Weston witnessed the impact of one of the planet’s most potent invasive species, the quagga mussel. In just a decade the mollusc, originally from the Ponto-Caspian region of the Black Sea, has caused irr ...  Show more

Today's episode has been a long time coming. For years, more scientists and health influencers have claimed that even moderate drinking does serious damage to one's health. As someone who likes being healthy and also loves a glass of wine (or scotch), Derek really wanted to under ...  Show more

What drives the onset of alcohol dependence in midlife? How does it present unique challenges, and what strategies can help when it disrupts the lives of individuals and their families? In this episode of Under the Cortex, host Özge Gürcanlı Fischer Baum speaks with Lara Khalifeh ...  Show more

We spoke to two researchers who disagree about the answer to this question. But they do agree about why it's so hard to answer to begin with. Guests: Dylan Scott, senior correspondent at Vox; Kenneth Mukamal, physician and academic researcher at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical ...  Show more

New research says alcohol can cause cancer in your mouth, stomach and throat, and it may be going the route of cigarettes!? CANADA SAYS YOU CAN ONLY HAVE TWO DRINKS PER WEEK, WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO US!?

What did we learn this week?:

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