Estrogen Level Changes In Female Mice May Make Consuming Alcohol More Rewarding, Study Indicates

“Changes to levels of the hormone estrogen appear to make consuming alcohol more rewarding to female mice,” investigators concluded, which could possibly “mean women are more likely to drink to excess at different phases of the menstrual cycle, one of the scientists involved” in the study “told Newsweek.” The findings were published online in the journal JNeurosci. https://www.newsweek.com/estrogen-levels-may-make-alcohol-more-rewarding-females-say-authors-study-binge-drinking-mice-1507736