Yale University: Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder Can Reverse Harmful Brain Effects
June 29, 2026
June 29, 2026
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 29 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news:
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Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder Can Reverse Harmful Brain Effects
By Isabella Backman
When we drink alcohol, our liver breaks it down into acetate, which the body can then burn as fuel. A new Neuropsychopharmacology study has discovered that chronic alcohol use can alter how the brain metabolizes acetate--and that these effects are reversible.
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Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder Can Reverse Harmful Brain Effects
By Isabella Backman
When we drink alcohol, our liver breaks it down into acetate, which the body can then burn as fuel. A new Neuropsychopharmacology study has discovered that chronic alcohol use can alter how the brain metabolizes acetate--and that these effects are reversible.
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