Individuals with alcohol use disorder have much higher concentration of glutathione in certain brain areas

Individuals with alcohol use disorder have much higher concentration of glutathione in certain brain areas

An analysis of neuroimaging data from individuals with alcohol use disorder showed that these individuals tend to have higher concentrations of the antioxidant glutathione in the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex region of their brains. Interestingly, individuals with this disorder who had fewer heavy drinking days in the past two weeks tended to have higher concentrations of glutathione in this brain region. The research was published in Drug an…