Up for a little noninvasive brain stimulation to boost your aging memory for that next big project, work meeting or family get-together? One day science may be able to offer such treatments, new ...

Certain bitter plant compounds — the kind found naturally in cocoa, apples, berries and red wine — may temporarily boost ...

Eating flavanol-rich foods like dark chocolate or berries may boost memory performance. How? By synchronizing stress hormones with the brain’s natural window for locking in new information, according ...

Decades of research has found that exercise is helpful for overall health and fitness, doing everything from lowering your risk of heart disease to helping you sleep better. According to a new study, ...

A cap used to zap the brain with electrodes appeared to improve short-term memory for adults older than 65, according to a new study. Researchers who published the study in the journal Nature ...

Heavy weed use appears to dull the brains of young adults, particularly affecting their short-term working memory, a new study suggests. MRI scans showed less brain activation in heavy tokers ...

Short periods of fasting don’t seem to hamper thinking ability in healthy adults, according to a large new research review.

Video games are not only for leisure and entertainment but may also unlock some of our untapped cognitive skills. A musical rhythm game aims to improve an adult's short-term memory, as reported first ...

High-frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) targeting hippocampal-cortical brain networks can improve age-related decline in long-term memory, new research shows. Age-related memory loss is ...

Bitter compounds in cocoa, berries and red wine may boost memory by 30% within an hour by triggering brain's alarm system, a ...