Monday, September 21st, 2009
Drinking at a Young Age may Affect Genes and Lead to Greater the Risk for Alcohol Dependence
The study, lead by scientists from the Washington School of Medicine in St Louis, concluded that the age at which a person first drinks alcohol may influence genes that have been linked to alcoholism, which essentially makes the youngest drinkers most susceptible to severe problems. The subjects of the research were over 6,000 adult twins [...]