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Memory can wither with age. Forgetfulness can be unnerving, but there are ways you can support your mind during memory loss — or support a loved one going through it. While not all lost memories can ...

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A daily dose of exercise is good for both mind and body, but how much is enough? To find out, researchers from the University of California, Irvine (UCI) examined more than 50 adults between the ages ...

As a researcher investigating how electric brain stimulation can improve people's powers of recollection, I'm often asked how ...

A recent article in the New York Times by neuroscientist Daniel Levitin, “Everyone Knows Memory Fails as You Age. But Everyone is Wrong,” argues that memory difficulties are quite common and do not ...

Research spanning more than 20 years has led the UPV/EHU's Neurochemistry and Neurodegeneration group under Dr. Rafael Rodríguez-Puertas to discover a promising avenue for the development of new ...

Q. I read in your column about nicotine patches helping with memory. I have been trying them, and I do feel sharper. I’m not sure if this effect is real or placebo. That said, my question is how long ...

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