A lot of food will be eaten this holiday season, and much of it will contain trans fat. Eater beware, though, because high trans fat consumption is linked to a decline in memory in working-age men, according to recent researched unveiled last month at the American Heart Association

Hear me now and believe me later: you can give your memory a lift by lifting weights. So says a Georgia Institute of Technology study released this week that shows working out for as little as 20 minutes can improve a person’s long-term memory. “Our study indicates that people d

Stress is nothing to laugh about, except that you should. A new study by researchers at Loma Linda University in California shows that laughter can reduce stress by decreasing the hormone cortisol. Excessive cortisol levels can damage your ability to learn and memorize. The researcher

  For those of us who have trouble remembering names, we can now blame our genes. Forgot where the TV remote is? Blame your genes. Missed the exit. Blame your genes. Scientists at the University of Bonn in Germany have discovered a connection between forgetfulness and the DRD2 gene. P

You can now blame your gender on your inability to remember things. According to researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, men have worse memories than women. “It was surprising to see that men forget more than women,” said Jo