A common consequence of chronically high alcohol consumption is a decline in cognitive function, which can even progress to full-blown dementia. However, we do not yet fully understand how alcohol ...

(Vienna, 09 September 2020) A common consequence of chronically high alcohol consumption is a decline in cognitive function, which can even progress to full-blown dementia. However, we do not yet ...

Vitamin B1 deficiency may play a role in the development of alcohol-related dementia (ARD), new research suggests. Investigators at the University of Vienna in Austria explored the hypothesis that the ...

One of the most upsetting illnesses any psychiatrist encounters is Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome (WKS). Caused by a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1), it results in devastating impairment of muscle ...

“It’s thought to be down to a thiamine deficiency (also known as vitamin B1),” she explains. Alcohol prevents the gut from absorbing enough of the vitamin, which brain cells need to work properly, ...