Forgetfulness doesn't have to be an inevitable part of life. There are habits you can adopt to keep your memory sharp.

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Luckily, keeping your brain sharp can come down to making the right lifestyle choices. For starters, experts say you should ...

Exercise may also give your brain a boost before you start learning. A systematic review of 13 studies in young adults found that a single bout of aerobic exercise, including walking, running, or ...

In the 1920s, a Russian journalist named Solomon Shereshevsky became famous for his extraordinary memory. He could memorize and repeat up to 70 unrelated words, provided they were read about three ...

Wondering how to get a good memory? Not only can this habit help you preserve it as much as possible as you age, but it can even improve it along the way. Reviewed by Dietitian Mandy Enright, M.S., ...

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, ...

Experts share a few surprisingly basic tips to protect your memory and keep your mind sharp - even through menopause and ...

Want to get smarter? There are plenty of scientifically-proven ways to increase cognitive function, and in the process improve the overall health of your brain. As examples, you can: How large of a ...

Whenever the evening quiz shows used to come on, you'd always beat your spouse to the "buzzer." (You did a fair amount of gloating about it too.) But in recent years, you've been having a harder time ...