The benefits and risks of alcohol consumption depend upon the dose, your genes, your sex, and your state of health.

Gender differences exist in the prevalence, characteristics, and course of alcohol dependence (AD). Polymorphisms of alcohol dehydrogenase-1B (ADH1B) and aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 (ALDH2) are strong ...

Alcohol consumption is an integral part of the Japanese business culture. Many East Asians have a mutant form of aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), which is a key enzyme in the elimination of ...

Together with tobacco, alcohol is the most abundantly consumed noxious compound worldwide. Within the last decade, much knowledge about the pathophysiology of alcohol-related organ damage has been ...