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From putting your phone away to getting better at ‘chunking’, a neuroscience researcher explains how to make your memory ...

Do you ever wonder why some people can easily calculate a tip in their head or remember an address someone told them a few minutes earlier to plug into their GPS? The ability to remember small amounts ...

You walk into a room and forget why you’re there. Names evaporate right after introductions. We’ve all been there before. It’s frustrating, yes, but it doesn’t mean inevitable decline—especially if ...

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A new study shows that simple early-life habits, like giving yogurt at age one and ensuring steady night sleep, may influence how strongly children develop memory skills by preschool age. Study: ...

The difference between the brain's predicted age and actual chronological age, called a brain age gap, may influence the relationship between cognitive impairment risk factors, like high blood ...