Danny G. Winder, UMass Chan Medical School and Marie Doyle, UMass Chan Medical School

Articles by Danny G. Winder, UMass Chan Medical School and Marie Doyle, UMass Chan Medical School

Quitting alcohol changes the brain and can increase the risk of compulsive drinking – new research in mice - Yahoo Health

Health September 27, 2026

For some, abstaining from alcohol can subsequently increase compulsive drinking. Our researchteam found that, in abstaining mice, this urge to drink is preceded by changes in the activity of a partic�...