A United Airlines flight attendant was reportedly 10 times over the legal alcohol limit while working a transatlantic flight to London last month. U.K. courts confirmed to PEOPLE Margit Lake, 56, was charged for performing a aviation function with alcohol in her system.

Heavy alcohol use, which researchers defined as regular alcohol consumption of three or more drinks per day, is linked to more severe brain bleeds (or a bleeding stroke) and earlier long-term brain damage, according to a study published November 5, in the journal Neurology .

Scientists have uncovered a surprising connection between sugar metabolism and alcohol addiction, identifying a potential new therapeutic target for treating alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD).

Heavy drinking is linked to strokes 11 years earlier than light drinkers, new study reveals. Three drinks daily may accelerate brain damage significantly, according to researchers.

Alcohol turns the body into its own sugar factory, fueling addiction and liver damage through a single metabolic pathway.

Ross Barkley has revealed his struggles with alcohol and also opened up on Frank Lampard's punishment after a night out before a match during his Chelsea stint. He was once tipped to be English football’s next big superstar as he showed promise in his early days that drew comparisons to the greats.

Foster's beer drinkers in the UK will soon find their lager's alcohol strength cut to 3.4%. Heineken UK, which brews Foster's, said cutting the alcohol strength from the current 3.7% would make the lager eligible for lower rates of alcohol duty.