The herb Ginkgo biloba and a range of nonprescription nutrients currently enjoy healthy sales as alleged enhancers of memory and intellect. Let the buyer beware, though. Research has yet to confirm that these so-called “brain boosters” work as advertised, according to a pair of reviews in the May Psychological Science in the Public Interest.
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