Some scientists believe that the findings offer new clues to how it evolved.
Writing in the journal Addiction, researchers said the findings offered more evidence about the power of memory when it came to alcohol.
The scientists involved said the finding offered "great hope" for the development of a vaccine, which had the potential to be hugely effective.
Several findings from those research efforts offer intriguing insights.
But now, follow-up findings from a study involving 35,000 men offer evidence that the opposite may be true.
The findings raise numerous questions and offer remarkable opportunities for research, scientists say.
This finding offers scientists a potential new tool for improving our understanding of the carbon cycle.
But to the extent that they are reliable, Patterson's findings offer strong evidence of a serious social problem.
"But these findings offer a very powerful argument for forest conservation."
The finding offered the first clue about a possible cause of the fire.