Females more prone to brain damage from alcohol abuse
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Alcoholism has traditionally been considered a male disease because there are many more alcoholic males than females. But a study by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University and the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center suggests that women are more prone to brain damage from alcohol abuse than men. The study found that female mice are more susceptible to neurotoxic effects of alcohol withdrawal, including significantly increased brain cell death, than male mice.
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