A growing body of medical evidence reveals that certain widely prescribed medication combinations may be silently stealing memories from millions of Americans who remain completely unaware of the ...

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If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. Learn more. A team of neurobiologists has identified the area of the brain responsible for spontaneously recalling traumatic ...

Pop a memory-enhancing pill and your friends will think you are sharp for your age. They might even reduce your annoying forgetfulness. Sounds pretty good, right? Well, such pills, in crude form, are ...

Fampridine, a drug used to improve walking in people with multiple sclerosis, may also improve working memory in certain healthy individuals. The findings pave the way for potential new treatments for ...

When the researchers at Columbus Memory Center first began, they had to ask companies to let them participate in drug trials. Today, they have to turn down pitches. But a pair of trials they did not ...

Is memory loss interfering with your daily life? Most people are familiar with some of the things that can impair memory, including alcohol and drug abuse, head injuries, stroke, sleep deprivation, ...

Scientists at UC San Francisco and at Gladstone Institutes have identified a combination of two anticancer drugs that the researchers suggest may reverse the changes that occur in the brain during ...

Fampridine is currently used to improve walking ability in multiple sclerosis. A new study shows that it could also help individuals with reduced working memory, as seen in mental health conditions ...

There may soon be another option for an Alzheimer’s drug capable of slowing the progression of the devastating disease. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles ...