Can Alcohol Boost Memory? Study Finds Booze Increases Retention Power

Are you finding it difficult to retain information? If you feel that you suffer from poor levels of retention power or a bad memory then you could resort to a simple solution -- just grab a drink after you have learned or studied something new. A new study published in the journal Scientific Reports on Monday claimed that alcohol can boost your memory and ability to retain information. Read: Marijuana And Memory: Cannabis Could Help Elderly, Alzheimer's Patients A group of scientists from the University of Exeter in the U.K. conducted a study to examine how alcohol consumption can affect the brain and its abilities. In the study, they took 88 social drinkers and split them into two groups.