Many people believe intelligence is a fixed trait you receive at birth and cannot change. Scientific discoveries paint a completely different picture of how the human brain actually works. Your ...

A large, decades-long study of more than 130,000 participants suggests that moderate consumption of caffeinated coffee or tea ...

Cognitive health refers to the mental processes that allow us to think, learn, remember and make decisions. It’s what helps us stay sharp and focused in our daily lives, from recalling names to ...

Working memory is a cognitive function that is essential for carrying out everyday activities and temporarily retaining information.

A new human study suggests that extra virgin olive oil may support brain health by influencing the gut microbiome.

We become forgetful as we age. This is often seen as a universal truth, but in fact it is far from universal: some people remain incredibly sharp at 100 years old, while others experience memory loss ...

Nearly half of individuals aged 65 and older showed improvements in cognitive and/or physical function over a 12-year follow-up period, according to a March study published in Geriatrics. The findings ...

Older people who carry the apolipoprotein E epsilon-4 allele (APOE e4) gene experience a significantly faster decline in cognitive function, particularly after the age of 70, research released on ...

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has found no ...