For decades, dementia, especially Alzheimer’s disease, was treated as untouchable. Families watched loved ones fade, doctors could offer only reassurance and coping strategies, and research seemed to ...

Without medical oversight, supplement-takers might accidentally get too much of a certain nutrient, to the point that it ...

There's a desire to find anything that can enhance our failing memories. Unfortunately, no over-the-counter supplements can increase memory. Doctors recommend regular physical exercise. That can be ...

Pop a memory-enhancing pill and your friends will think you are sharp for your age. They might even reduce your annoying forgetfulness. Sounds pretty good, right? Well, such pills, in crude form, are ...

Q: If a memory-enhancing pill becomes available, what surprising caution might the manufacturer want to heed? A: The pill had better not be too effective, says David G. Myers in "Psychology: Ninth ...

There are brain games, there are pills, there’s hypnosis, but the secret to improving memory may actually be much simpler. At Georgia Tech, grad student Lisa Weinberg wanted to study the effect of ...