Certain cognitive skills help improve memory naturally. Strengthening focus, logic, language, and emotional control can support better recall, learning, and overall brain health over time.

Practical ways to plan study time, sustain attention, check comprehension, and strengthen memory—so effort leads to more ...

A major international study brings good news for longtime smokers: it’s never too late to quit. Researchers found that people who stopped smoking in mid-to-late adulthood had slower declines in memory ...

A new study from researchers at MIT's Media Lab reveals that ChatGPT may be chipping away at our cognitive abilities. The study focused on ChatGPT effects on the brain and, in particular, our ability ...

A new study shows that simple early-life habits, like giving yogurt at age one and ensuring steady night sleep, may influence how strongly children develop memory skills by preschool age. Study: ...

New research suggests that a person's overall physical and mental abilities, known as intrinsic capacity, may help predict ...

Bad news for couch potatoes: New research released this week suggests that working out will not only improve your body, but keep your brain sharp as well. Researchers in Finland looked back at earlier ...

New research suggests that caring for grandchildren may help grandparents maintain memory and language skills as they age.

In a recent study, women who took hormone therapy to treat menopause symptoms had better memory test scores than those who didn’t use the treatments. Hormone therapy can improve sleep, which may ...

A new study has found that for people with moderate hearing loss, being prescribed hearing aids had little impact on cognitive test scores. The study was published on January 14, 2026, in Neurology®, ...