Reading works on the mind in ways that few other activities can. Each page requires focus on words and their meaning, which strengthens the brain like steady training builds muscle. Stories or ...

Books are still the best gift for grandma this holiday season, and Beckman researchers have the science to back it up. Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology Baseball may be America’s ...

Picking up your favorite novel and diving into the world of words is the best way to take some time off from the rat race of life. But this leisure pursuit can also help you to sharpen your memory and ...

It happens to adults of all ages at one point or another: You leave work after a busy day and forget where you parked your car. Or you get up to grab an item from another room and can’t remember what ...

Dear Stoner: I love to read after smoking weed, but lately I can’t remember anything. I’ll smoke a couple bowls, read four or five chapters, and then barely retain anything. Have you dealt with this, ...

Time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave. That is NPR's science podcast. I'm joined by the show's two hosts, Regina Barber and Emily Kwong. Hi, you two. EMILY KWONG, BYLINE: Hi, Mary ...