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329 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 1,692 Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

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  • Addressing late diagnosis requires treating it as a public health problem and moving detection upstream, - Population-level screening of at-risk groups offers the prospect of earlier intervention, delayed progression, and improved outcomes

    Alcohol-related liver disease and access to liver transplantation: where we stand and where we should go · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies the need for cautious interpretation of microbiome outcomes in ALD trials due to potential confounding factors. The study highlights the challenge of distinguishing between the effects of physical activity and exercise in ALD. The paper notes the importance of considering socioeconomic adversity, long working hours, insufficient recovery, or physically demanding labor when interpreting occupational activity in ALD patients.

    Exercise as a Multisystem Adjunct for Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease: Inflammatory Mechanisms, Muscle–Liver Crosstalk, and Translational Gaps · 2026 · DOI

  • Evidence from MASLD exercise studies may not directly apply to ALD, - Limited direct human ALD evidence, - No quantitative pooling or formal risk-of-bias assessment, - Duplicate or superseded records excluded

    Exercise as a Multisystem Adjunct for Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease: Inflammatory Mechanisms, Muscle–Liver Crosstalk, and Translational Gaps · 2026 · DOI

  • The molecular mechanisms underlying heart failure remain only partially understood. Current therapeutic strategies do not fully reverse myocardial remodeling or completely halt disease progression.

    Integrated analysis of bulk transcriptomics and single-cell transcriptomics revealed the association characteristics between heart failure and β-hydroxybutyrylation-related genes · 2026 · DOI

  • Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is prevalent and may adversely affect kidney function; however, its impact on outcomes after AKD remains unclear.

    Alcohol use disorder and long-term kidney outcomes after acute kidney disease: a retrospective cohort study · 2026 · DOI

  • The role of phytochemicals on serum lipid profile and antioxidant status during ethanol withdrawal is not well known.

    THE EFFECT OF AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF GUM ARABIC ON OXIDATIVE STRESS PARAMETERS AND LIPID PROFILE DURING ETHANOL WITHDRAWAL-INDUCED STRESS IN WISTAR RATS · 2026 · DOI

  • However, its cellular specificity and regulatory landscape in human alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) remain incompletely defined.

    Integrated single-cell and epigenomic analysis reveals cellular specificity of CYP2E1 in human alcohol-related liver disease · 2026 · DOI

  • Conclusion: Although the clinical manifestations and temporal association with accidental alcohol ingestion in this case are most consistent with a disulfiram-like reaction, definitive diagnosis is limited by the lack of objective alcohol quantification, and a hypersensitivity reaction cannot be completely excluded.

    Accidental alcohol ingestion triggering severe disulfiram-like reaction in a child receiving cefoperazone-sulbactam: a rare case report · 2026 · DOI

  • Future studies are needed to explore the effects of more aggressive antiplatelet therapy for patients at risk of MI who carry the Aldh2 rs671 mutation.

    The Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 rs671 Variant Enhances Platelet Activation and Arterial Thrombosis · 2026 · DOI

  • Xing-Pi-Qing-Gan decoction (XPQG) is an improved traditional Chinese medicine designed to alleviate ALD, but its molecular mechanism remains unknown.

    Xing-Pi-Qing-Gan decoction alleviates alcoholic liver disease by down-regulating DDIT3 and restoring Nrf2 / HO-1 antioxidant signaling: Multi-omics and experimental evidence · 2026 · DOI

  • BACKGROUND Alcohol use disorder (AUD) profoundly affects human health, yet its direct impact on the intestinal epithelium and stem cell niche remains insufficiently understood.

    Impairment of the intestinal epithelium barrier through alteration of proliferation and differentiation balance in alcohol use disorder · 2026 · DOI

  • Unrecorded consumption is a global issue with multiple implications that remains under-explored in Latin America, where most estimations rely on global statistical models and surveys, with a need for country-level estimations.

    The challenge of unrecorded alcohol consumption in Argentina: estimation and key predictors · 2025 · DOI

  • Despite these promising findings, the precise mechanisms and effects of these extracts remain incompletely understood, and potential side effects must be considered.

    Oxidative stress modulation in alcohol-related liver disease: From chinese botanical drugs to exercise-based interventions · 2025 · DOI

  • Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) is one such inflammatory disease, and the specific innate immune mechanisms driving pathology in this context remain unclear.

    Identification of an IRF–ZBP1–caspase-8–NINJ1 axis in driving PANoptosis and pathology during alcohol-associated liver disease · 2025 · DOI

  • The interaction between obesity and binge drinking in affecting liver function remains unclear. The role of insulin resistance in mediating the associations between binge drinking, obesity, and liver enzyme abnormalities is not well understood.

    Insulin resistance as a mediator of the association between obesity, high-intensity binge drinking, and liver enzyme abnormalities in young and middle-aged adults: a cross-sectional study · 2025 · DOI

  • Background: Binge drinking (BD) and obesity are well-established risk factors for liver enzyme abnormalities, but how varying intensities of BD interact with obesity to affect liver function remains unclear.

    Insulin resistance as a mediator of the association between obesity, high-intensity binge drinking, and liver enzyme abnormalities in young and middle-aged adults: a cross-sectional study · 2025 · DOI

  • Further investigation into the HIF-1 signaling pathway identified up-regulation of claudin-1, HIF-1α, occludin, and ZO-1, and down-regulation of TLR4, PHD2, p65 NF-κB, TNF-α, and IFN-γ mRNA and protein levels.

    L-Theanine Mitigates Acute Alcoholic Intestinal Injury by Activating the HIF-1 Signaling Pathway to Regulate the TLR4/NF-κB/HIF-1α Axis in Mice · 2025 · DOI

  • Importance: Despite growing criticism of alcohol consumption due to its overall health risks, it remains unknown how changes in alcohol consumption, particularly cessation, affect lipid profiles outside of intense interventions.

    Lipid Profiles After Changes in Alcohol Consumption Among Adults Undergoing Annual Checkups · 2025 · DOI

  • Considering the level of evidence, it remains unknown whether drinking is part of a healthy lifestyle and therefore clinicians should reinforce healthy lifestyle behaviors such as regularly engaging in physical activity, avoiding tobacco use, and maintaining healthy body weight.

    Alcohol Use and Cardiovascular Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association · 2025 · DOI

  • The risk associated with consuming 1 to 2 drinks a day on atrial fibrillation remains unknown.

    Alcohol Use and Cardiovascular Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association · 2025 · DOI

  • However, the direct role of ALDH2 (aldehyde dehydrogenase 2) dysfunction in this association, as well as the underlying mechanisms by which ALDH2 rs671 influences blood pressure regulation, remains unclear.

    ALDH2 rs671 Variant Lowers Blood Pressure Via the Endothelial HSPA5–PIEZO1–eNOS Pathway · 2025 · DOI

  • CONCLUSIONS: We observed moderate-to-weak evidence supporting causal effects of alcohol consumption on risk of head/neck, oesophageal, and colorectal cancer, inconsistent evidence for liver cancer, and no evidence for breast cancer.

    Alcohol consumption and risk of cancer: a Mendelian randomization analysis of four biobanks and consortium data · 2025 · DOI

  • While fruit- and vegetable-rich diets have shown mental health benefits, evidence is limited for those receiving opioid agonist therapy (OAT).

    The effect of fruit smoothie supplementation on psychological distress and biomarkers among people with opioid dependence receiving opioid agonist therapy: a randomized controlled trial · 2025 · DOI

  • The role of inflammatory cytokines in alcohol-induced liver injury is pivotal yet not fully elucidated.

    Exploring the impact of inflammatory cytokines on alcoholic liver disease: a Mendelian randomization study with bioinformatics insights into potential biological mechanisms · 2024 · DOI

  • This review summarizes the latest insight into the pathogenesis and molecular mechanisms of ALD, as well as the pros and cons of ALD rodent models, providing a basis for further research on therapeutic strategies for ALD.

    Alcohol-related liver disease (ALD): current perspectives on pathogenesis, therapeutic strategies, and animal models · 2024 · DOI

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