Certain genes and personality traits may explain why some people can hardly function the day after a night of drinking.
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Some estimates suggest around 12% of people experience ‘hangxiety’.
Most hangover cures don’t work, but research shows a few make a difference.
Memoirs of the morning after: because literature tells us the hangover is about so much more than physical symptoms.
Most of us wake up with a hangover after a big night. But some people also wake up with awful anxiety (‘hangxiety’) and can’t remember much of the night before because of memory blackouts. Here’s why.
Researchers know the basic biology of what happens to your system after a night of heavy drinking. Unfortunately, evidence-based cures for the common hangover are still at the investigation stage.
The science of the Christmas drinking binge.
Our brains work differently the morning after the night before.
Does a fry up really soak up excess alcohol, or black coffee sober you up? Can you avoid that hangover?
There are sayings like “beer before liquor, never been sicker. Liquor before beer, you’re in the clear” - here we look at the evidence behind them.
The morning after can be tough. But company sometimes eases the pain.
The science is still hazy - but our abilities are clearly affected during the recovery period.
Why does drinking too much leave you feeling so rotten?
The Greeks and Romans were fond of overindulging. They had a variety of hangover cures ranging from almonds to flower wreaths.
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Lecturer in Health Psychology, University of Bath
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Lecturer in Psychological Science, University of Bristol
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Professor, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University
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Senior Lecturer of Addiction, Edith Cowan University
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Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne), Curtin University
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Professor of Social Psychology, University of Bath
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Lead for Evidence-Based Medicine and Nutrition, Aston Medical School, Aston University
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Senior Lecturer in Ancient History, Cardiff University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Bath
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Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Southern California
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Assistant Professor of Regulatory and Quality Sciences, University of Southern California
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Ph.D. Candidate in Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics, University of Southern California
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PhD Candidate (University of Newcastle); Associate (360Edge), University of Newcastle
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Professor of Public Understanding of Science, University of Brighton
