Loneliness can reprogram the brain in ways that increase alcohol consumption, according to a new preclinical study led by Northwestern University and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. The ...

Loneliness rewires the brain to drive men to drink, suggests a new study. Feeling lonely escalates boozing in male mice — but suppresses it in females, say scientists. The first-of-its-kind research ...

Scientists found a new brain mechanism linking loneliness to drinking alcohol Findings offer a biological explanation for why loneliness raises addiction risk Researchers tracked and controlled brain ...