Researchers from around the country who are studying alcohol's negative effects on the body discussed their latest findings during a meeting at Loyola University Chicago's Health Sciences campus.
About 70 scientists from Loyola, University of Colorado, Cleveland Clinic and other leading alcohol-research centers attended the all-day meeting.
Research topics included how alcohol affects the immune system and the balance of intestinal bacteria and how alcohol can alter how genes are expressed (turned on or turned off).
"The more we study alcohol, the more we are learning about the harmful effects it can have," said Mashkoor A. Choudhry, PhD, director of Loyola's Alcohol Research Program. "The scientists who are attended the meeting and presented their findings are working at the frontiers of this research."
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