by Andrew Marshall

Everyone Knows That Alcohol Makes The Truth Come Out More Easily, Right?

Research Paper Title In Vino Veritas? Alcohol, Response Inhibition and Lying. Background Despite the widespread belief that alcohol makes the truth come out more easily, we know very little on how alcohol impacts deception. Given that alcohol impairs response inhibition, and that response inhibition may be critically involved in deception, we expected that alcohol intake… Read More

by Andrew Marshall

Is Being Sedentary in Leisure Time a Risk Factor for Developing an Alcohol Use Disorder?

Research Paper Title Physical Activity and Risk of Alcohol Use Disorders: Results from a Prospective Cohort Study. Background To examine the effect of physical activity on risk of developing alcohol use disorders in a large prospective cohort study with focus on leisure-time physical activity. Methods Data came from the four examinations of the Copenhagen City… Read More

by Andrew Marshall

Is There a Link between Blood Glucose Concentrations & Pancreatic Cancer?

Research Paper Title Blood Glucose Concentration and Risk of Pancreatic Cancer: Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis. Study Question Does pre-diabetes, the precursor of type 2 diabetes, increase the risk of pancreatic cancer? Summary Answer There is a linear doe-response relation between fasting blood glucose concentration and the rate of pancreatic cancer for both pre-diabetes and… Read More