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Setting Goals Helps Build Memory

The Memory and Aging Project began several years ago in an effort to determine the connection between disease- or age-related decline in brain cells and common memory problems associated with that decline. The study also looks into the changes in … Continue reading…

Food for Health – and for a Healthy Memory, Too

When you give your body nutrients, you’re also feeding your brain. The cells in your brain are like all the other cells in your body, and they need the nutrients for energy, along with the oxygen in your blood cells, … Continue reading…

Yoga For Improved Memory

A study done by Pailoor Subramanya and Shirley Telles a few years ago gave some interesting results related to yoga, relaxation techniques, and memory improvement. In previous posts we’ve talked about how stress can negatively affect your memory and how … Continue reading…

How Music Improves Memory

When we think about memory skills, we usually only consider the ability to remember facts, telephone numbers, dentist appointments, and the like – all the day-to-day details involved in our routines and our ordinary lives. Forgetting a doctor’s appointment is … Continue reading…

Exercise For a Healthy Memory

Researchers in Japan have been discovering amazing things about the power of exercise to improve memory and overall brain function. We’ve talked before about the importance of maintaining a healthy circulatory system to take oxygen and nutrients to the brain, … Continue reading…

DHA and Memory

Research continues daily to try to isolate some of the factors that lead to loss of memory, especially as people grow older. One recent study focused on docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and looked at the relationship between DHA deficiency, Alzheimer’s, and … Continue reading…

Protect Your Brain Cells and Boost Your Memory

As the scientific tools we use get more and more sophisticated, the things we learn about the brain and memory do as well. For example, a recent study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology proved that certain memories are stored … Continue reading…

Tips and Tricks from the National Memory Contest Winner

Take two decks of cards. Shuffle them together. Now get ready – you have five minutes to memorize the order of the cards. That’s one hundred and four cards, in random order, and you’ve got to remember them in sequence. … Continue reading…

Milk Builds Brains As Well As Bones

A 2011 collaborative study between researchers in Australia and the United States found an interesting connection between dairy products and brain health. After reviewing the diets of over 1,000 adults, the researchers found that people who regularly consume milk, cheese, … Continue reading…

Sleep or Caffeine: Which is Better for Memory?

A 2008 study looked into the effects of caffeine on memory, and compared it to the effects of taking a nap instead. If you’re one of the many people who rely on a morning (or afternoon) jolt of coffee to … Continue reading…