Nootropics, often called brain boosters or smart supplements, are widely used to support focus, memory and mental performance. While some supplements show promise, nootropics tend to be more ...

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 ...

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 ...

We also call out the four that are likely BS.

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 ...

A leading food and drug chemist says most memory supplements are probably bogus. But getting enough protein from plant sources such as nuts, beans, and whole grains can help. So can eating more ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Quincy Bioscience LLC, which makes the memory supplement Prevagen, was hit with a lawsuit on Monday filed by the Federal Trade Commission and New York attorney general's office, ...

A new study shows that taking birth control pills can affect women’s memory.more Shawn Nielsen, a graduate student in neurobiology and behavior at the University of California, Irvine, conducted a ...