Certain bitter plant compounds — the kind found naturally in cocoa, apples, berries and red wine — may temporarily boost memory by activating the brain’s internal “alarm system,” a new study suggests. Researchers at the Shibaura Institute of Technology in Japan found that when mice consumed flavanols — plant-based compounds known for their antioxidant properties — their … Read more
Be grate-ful for this tip. A TikToker sharpened the minds of her following after showing a nifty — and apparently more efficient way — of using a cheese grater, aka box grater. “I was today years old when I realized that I was using the grater all wrong,” @TrishIsRoyal captioned her clip seen nearly 300,000 … Read more
Next time you find your car keys in the refrigerator, call your kid by your dog’s name, or — perhaps even more unforgivable — forget your wedding anniversary, don’t blame yourself, blame your brain. Dr Marc Milstein wants you to know these things — and the countless other memory slips that happen to us everyday … Read more