Caffeine may improve memory

Taking the stimulant after learning boosted recall

BRAIN BOOST  Having a cup of coffee may help people remember what they just learned.

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Sipping coffee right after studying — but not before — might help people remember information later, a new study suggests.

Immediately after scrutinizing pictures of saxophones, four-leaf clovers, seahorses and other objects, 160 study participants took either a caffeine pill or a placebo.