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When faced with difficult emotional situations, it can often be helpful to think about the problem or situation in a different way. In...

With the end of a year like 2020, we could all use some good news to start 2021 off right. Well, how about new scientific evidence that...

The news feels relentless these days, and one might be forgiven for thinking that at the end of 2020, the majority of the news that we're...

How quickly do we forget? Too quickly, you might say - and you'd be right. The research on how quickly memory fades (or 'decays' as it is...

We've all been there. Confidently gliding through a complicated sentence, elegantly explaining our most interesting thoughts to a friend...

Once we have a basic understanding of what dementia is, the next important question to ask becomes, how can we best protect ourselves...

Over the past few weeks, I've written about the science of cognitive health (is coffee good for your brain?), memory strategies (the...

Winter is a difficult season for some, even during the best of times. Lack of natural sunlight can lead to seasonal depression and...

Coffee and tea are certainly two of the most popular beverages in the world, which makes its active ingredient, caffeine, the most widely...