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How Much Sleep Should You Get to Keep Your Memory Sharp?

Shauna Wright — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:12:31 +0000

We all know getting too little sleep isn’t good for us, but did you know getting too much shuteye can make your memory worse, too? A multi-year study of 15,000 women found that those who slept seven hours per night had the best memories, while those who slept five hours or less didn’t fare as [...]

Study: Nicotine Can Help with Memory Loss

Daryl Nelson — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:00:57 +0000

Using a nicotine patch may help improve mild memory loss in older adults, according to a study published in the journal Neurology.

Previous studies have shown smokers could improve cognitive function by quitting smoking and other studies have found attention and memory improvement in people with Alzheimer’s disease. In this study, researchers at the American Academy of Neurology looked at nicotine in people with mild cognitive impairment – the stage between normal aging and dementia when people have mild memory or thinking problems but no significant disability.

Using the Internet Could Affect Your Memory

Shauna Wright — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:00:46 +0000

Seems Internet resources such as search engines could make you less likely to recall information.

So says a new study, anyway, which sought to discover how likely people are to remember something if they knew they could also find it on a computer.