Research increasingly suggests that smell could play a role in memory retention—and you may be able to leverage the sense to ...

Short-term memories are thought to be formed deep within the brain in structures such as the hippocampus, but little is known ...

Memory doesn’t live only in the brain. Scientists are uncovering signs that cells throughout the body can remember, too. These findings are starting to challenge old ideas about how and where memory ...

The human brain contains roughly 86 billion neurons, and for decades scientists have assumed that these cells are the primary ...

We know that almost two-thirds of people with Alzheimer's disease are women, but what's not fully clear is why.

Recent clinical research in nutritional psychiatry demonstrates that your daily menu directly dictates mental well-being, ...

A mouse that had already forgotten how to navigate a simple water maze swam to the hidden platform as though it had never ...

Comfort food is closely tied to brain chemistry, memory and emotional wellbeing, offering more than just taste satisfaction.

Menopause, the point around age 45-55 when menstruation permanently stops, is characterized by several physical and ...