The developing brain is uniquely sensitive to alcohol, making adolescence a critical period of risk for developing alcohol use disorder (AUD) (Crews et al. 2007).
Older adults are more sensitive to alcohol than younger persons, because of their increased body fat and reduced body water that affect blood alcohol concentration, and negative interactions between alcohol and medications [ 14].
The mind is exquisitely sensitive to alcohol.
DVA is also sensitive to alcohol and aging.
A disadvantage of the Obelisc N is that the HPLC column is very sensitive to alcohol and neutral media.
ALDH2-deficient individuals are more sensitive to alcohol flushing responses [18] and hangover [5, 6], in both of which headache is a major symptom.
Rat studies suggest that males and females in their teenage years are equally affected by the equivalent of a stiff drink, but females are less sensitive to alcohol's sedative powers when they become adults.
Compared with men, women are more sensitive to alcohol's harmful physical, cerebral, and mental effects.
In stark contrast, heavy drinkers actually become more sensitive to alcohol's inebriating effects (a reverse tolerance), and experience lowered inhibitions, creating high potential for dangerous driving.
Even that amount of booze problem for people sensitive to alcohol or those taking medications that interact with liquor, Li says.
