The largest study to date on the effects of eating omega-3 fatty acids confirm that foods high in the fats can preserve memory and cognitive functions only in people without diabetes.
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Want to Hold On to a Memory? Make a Fist
Getting a grip — literally — by clenching your right fist before remembering information and your left when you want to remember it can boost your recall, according to the latest study.
How Cold Sores Could Hamper Memory
The latest research shows that viral and bacterial infections could have lasting legacies on cognition.
Bees’ Needs: Caffeine to Improve Memory
It turns out humans aren’t the only ones getting a buzz from coffee.
How Facebook Improves Memory
Checking status updates on Facebook may be just the distraction your memory needs.
Hungry Again? Your Memory May Be to Blame
Hunger would seem to be a fairly straightforward instinct: Depending on how much you eat, you either will or you won’t be hungry afterward.
Even Brief Exercise Can Improve Memory In Older Adults
A daily dose of exercise is good for both mind and body, but how much is enough?
Early Childhood Anesthesia Linked to Problems with Language, Memory
Increasingly, research finds that exposure to anesthesia in early childhood may have long-term effects on kids’ brain development.
To Boost Memory, Shut Your Eyes and Relax
Just 10 minutes of wakeful rest may help us absorb new information into memory
Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels Stick Better in Your Memory
People can more accurately remember the health warnings included in graphic cigarette labels than in standard text-only Surgeon General’s warnings, a study finds.
Study: Soy Doesn’t Boost Memory in Older Women
Many aging women add soy to their diets for its widely touted health benefits. But a recent study finds that better brain function isn’t one of them.
Does a Better Memory Equal Greater PTSD Risk?
Strong recall may be genetically associated with heightened flashbacks of trauma and pain, according to new research.
Study: Computer Use Combined with Exercise May Protect Memory
Sitting in front of a computer screen may seem like inactivity, but it could be giving your brain a workout.
