​In females, childhood head injury could lead to alcohol abuse later in life

Monday, October 12, 2015 - 17:30 in Health & Medicine

Girls who suffer a concussive bump on the head in childhood could be at increased risk for abusing alcohol as adults, a new study suggests. The research in mice found that females with a mild closed-head brain injury were more likely to misuse alcohol later in life and associate drinking with reward and pleasure. This […]

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