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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new global study finds that quitting smoking, even in your 50s or 60s, can slow memory loss and protect brain health. (CREDIT: ...

The unofficial record for reciting digits of pi is held by a Japanese engineer, Akira Haraguchi, who memorized a whopping 100,000 digits of the constant. Haraguchi’s record was filmed east of Tokyo in ...

Viral infections often leave lasting marks on human memory and thinking skills by altering the balance of the immune system. A recent comprehensive review of medical data reveals that specific ...

9 Smarty-Pants Dog Breeds With Amazing Memory Skills originally appeared on Parade Pets. Some of us remember our first-grade teacher's middle name, and some of us have a hard time remembering ...

Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten why you were there? Or struggled to recall a key detail during an important conversation? Memory lapses like these can feel frustrating, even inevitable, ...

What is a brain age gap, and how may it affect thinking and memory skills? MINNEAPOLIS — The difference between the brain’s predicted age and actual chronological age, called a brain age gap, may ...

As we navigate through life, it’s fascinating to reflect on how the world has changed, and how we’ve changed with it. For many of us who are now over 40, we’ve grown up in a time when technology was ...

To measure brain function, the team focused on two key skills—episodic memory and verbal fluency—important indicators of aging. Memory was tested through word recall, while verbal fluency was measured ...