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Green Tea on the Mind

A new study shows green tea sharpens memory almost immediately after consuming it.

April 21, 2014

Basically, by increasing the amount of back-and-forth between two brain regions, green tea boosted the subjects' ability to remember information.

Obesity and Cognitive Function

A new University of Illinois study finds that obese children are slower than healthy-weight children to recognize when they have made an error and correct it.

April 8, 2014

In the study, the scientists measured the behavioral and neuroelectric responses of 74 preadolescent children, half of them obese, half at a healthy weight.

Junk Food and Memory Loss

A team has uncovered a link between junk food and memory loss.

December 20, 2013

The team placed rats on a diet high in sugar and fat and compared their performance with rodents on a healthy diet.

Chocolate on Alzheimer's

Chocolate may help prevent Alzheimer's, Harvard researchers said.

October 25, 2013

New research from Harvard Medical School found that subjects who drank two cups of hot cocoa a day had improved memory and blood flow to the brain.

Fish Possibly Not a Brain Food

Fish may not be brain food after all, a new study suggests.

September 30, 2013

Older women with higher blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids did not have any better memory or thinking skills after six years than women with lower levels, says research.

Med Diet's Cognitive Benefits

Many health benefits have been ascribed to the Mediterranean diet. Another has been added by researchers.

May 6, 2013

They found that the regimen resulted in a reduced risk of mental decline with age.

Caffeine and Cognition

A recent study has added new evidence to caffeine's effect on cognitive performance in children and teens.

April 25, 2013

A total of of 96 children and adolescents were given caffeine or placebo and then put through memory tests, reaction time tests, and color-word tasks.