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.

We usually associate alcohol with memory loss, but a small new study suggests it may actually have the opposite effect. The research found that individuals were better able to remember information if they drank alcohol after learning. Of course, this does not offset the dangerous health consequences of abusing alcohol, but a celebratory drink after class may not be such a bad idea. The study found that individuals who drank alcohol after completing a word-learning task were able to remember more of what they learned than those who did not drink alcohol. The researchers suggest the reason for this may be related to alcohol's effect on the hippocampus, the area of the brain that consolidates new information into memories.