Gene impedes recovery from alcoholism

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 14:00 in Health & Medicine

People who are alcohol-dependent and who also carry a particular variant of a gene run an increased risk of premature death. This is a recent finding from the interdisciplinary research at the Department of Psychology and the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

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