Memory

Memory Forgetfulness Brain

Why does your brain mix up memories? A new study examines how memories are misplaced in your brain’s filing cabinets

Alzheimer's drugs have no meaningful effect, new analysis says. But other researchers are criticizing the study

Alzheimer's disease medications

Becoming an expert birdwatcher may help protect the brain from aging

Birdwatching Audubon

Pregnancy, breastfeeding may offer some protection against cognitive decline

Pregnancy Breastfeeding Cognition

Taking care of grandchildren may help prevent memory decline

Grandparents Brain Health

Children's Health

Social media use hurts preteens' development of reading and memory skills

Children Social Media

Younger adults are more frequently having memory and concentration issues

Cognitive Disability Young Adults

Annual dementia diagnoses will double by 2060, study finds

Training your brain to memorize names and to-do lists may delay Alzheimer's symptoms

Brain Training Alzheimer's

Taking a class? Writing your notes may help you learn better than typing them

hand writing brain connectivity

Consuming wasabi leads to 'significant' improvements in memory, study finds

Wasabi memory benefits

Doubts abound about new Alzheimer's blood test

Prozac could help treat long COVID symptoms, Penn researchers say

Long COVID Prozac

Bruce Willis may not be aware that he has dementia, his wife says

Daily multivitamins could improve memory in older adults, study finds

Multivitamins

An unhappy sex life may be a sign of future memory problems

Sexual Health Memory Cognition Men

Too much stress can impair memory and cognitive function; here's how to better manage it

Stress cognitive function

Brain supplements are big business, but there are more proven ways to preserve one's memory

Nootropics Brain Supplements

Memory loss comes with aging, but there are ways to keep your mind sharp

Healthy brain diet

Why can't you remember being born, learning to walk or saying your first words?

Mom and baby

People may sleep less as they age, but they still need 7 hours each night, scientists say

Sleep Older Adults

Brain fog is common among long COVID sufferers, but there are ways to treat it

COVID brain fog

What happens when you die? Life may literally flash before your eyes

Brain Death EEG

Brain 'clutter' may cause memory issues in older adults – not a lack of storage space

Memory Brain Clutter

Adding HITT to your workout routine can improve your heart and brain health

HIIT health benefits

Misremembering might actually be a sign your memory is working optimally

Memory Errors Cognition

Where were you on 9/11? Why our 'flashbulb' memories aren't as accurate as we believe

memories of sept 11

How rape affects memory, and why police need to know about that brain science

Rape Memory Brain

Menopause symptoms differ for every woman — and so does treatment

Menopause

High blood pressure as early as middle age can damage your brain, study finds

High blood pressure can damage the brain

Alzheimer's Foundation of America offering free, virtual memory screenings

Nerve damage in Alzheimer's

Eye tracking tests could be a predictive tool for Alzheimer's disease

Eyeball

Eating too much spicy food could increase risk of dementia, new research suggests

Chili peppers

WHO releases new guidelines for reducing dementia risk

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Brain stimulation may reverse seniors' memory loss, study finds

Memory Loss Older People Brain Stimulation

Memory-boosting electrical jolts could one day help treat dementia, Alzheimer's

Brain Electrostimulation Boston University 04092019

Having trouble concentrating? A new app can help fix that

decoder app peak

The way you breathe may affect the strength of your memory, study suggests

nose-breathing-better-memory-pexels

This is how many faces you can actually recognize, according to science

Pedestrians in Philadelphia Walking

What we know and don’t know about memory loss after surgery

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Can memory loss be cured? Penn researchers' brain map has some answers

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