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Study: Chewing gum may worsen memory

For years, we've been told that chewing gum improves memory, information that gave hope to students pulling all-nighters after cramming for finals -- not any more.

In the Media by Yukio Strachan - 3 comments

Study shows 'brain function starts declining at 45'

A report published by the British Medical journal states that mental reasoning, memory, and comprehension begin to deteriorate at 45 years old.

In the Media by Sean Fraser - 4 comments

Pot smoking not related to middle-age mental function impairment

A new study has shown that middle-aged adults do not develop memory impairment from occasional use of marijuana. But the study warned that heavy prolonged use of marijuana could harm mental functions.

In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus - 7 comments

Study: Walking through a doorway wipes out memory

Going from one room to another seems to magically erase memory. Most of us have forgotten what we wanted to do when we go from one room to another.

In the Media by Kathleen Blanchard - 5 comments

Study: You can learn while sleeping

You can learn while you sleep with the help of a form of unconscious memory, unequivocal signs of which, were recently discovered.

In the Media by Anish Girdhar - 4 comments

Study: Birth control pills affect emotional memory

Women taking birth control pills remember emotional events differently than women who don’t take oral contraceptives. In their study, scientists found birth control pills affect a woman’s recall of emotional events.

In the Media by Kathleen Blanchard - 2 comments

Man taking part in Lighthouse Challenge to honour wife's memory Special

Rayleigh - Graham and Liz Biner's plans to work together to raise money for charity ended when cancer took her life, but today Graham is training for a challenge he will tackle in her memory.

Digital Journal Report by Lynn Curwin - 2 comments

You can collect your thoughts even while sleeping: Study

Sleep can help both learn a new piece of information, as well as get the brain to file it away for later retrieval. Sleep helps people remember a newly learned word and incorporate new vocabulary into their mental lexicon, according to researchers.

In the Media by Subir Ghosh - 2 comments

Filipino nurse can memorize a deck of cards Special

Manila - If you have a hard time remembering names, get some tips from this mnemonist who can memorize the sequence of an entire deck of cards. He and other memory masters will flex their brain muscles in this year's World Memory Championships in Guangzhou, China.

Digital Journal Report by Ron de Vera - 1 comment

Thanks for the memory: expert will recall all Derby winners

San Francisco - Memory expert Chester Santos is to display what he claims is his unparalleled knowledge of the Kentucky Derby in a demonstration to be held at the San Francisco Tennis Club on Saturday.

In the Media by Andrew John - 1 comment

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