Studying

Male and female students in an introductory biology class performed better when there were more women in their study group.

• By Tom Jacobs

You’ve heard to start studying foreign languages (and music and reading and memorization skills and more) at a young age, when your brain is better prepared to retain that information. New research suggests a drug typically used to combat epilepsy and bipolar disorder could help us retain that skill even as we age.

• By Cody C. Delistraty