For a lot of older adults, memory issues are more serious than a lost set of keys or a misplaced TV remote.

But what if there were a way to battle memory loss from inside our own bodies.

Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center are working toward that goal. Their research is focused on a hormone already produce by our bodies.

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In this Video William Sonntag, PhD. OUHSC Researcher

The OU team's latest findings appear in an upcoming issue of the journal Neuroscience.

Now, before you run out and buy an over-the-counter supplement labeled as human growth hormone, experts at OU suggest that you save your money.  That's because many of the tablets being marketed as growth hormone are really amino acid mixes that have no proven beneficial effect in adults.

If you really want to do something to boost your brain power, their is no magic pill...yet. But experts at the Reynolds Oklahoma Center on Aging say there are tow factors tat are already proven to help--simply exercise more and eat a healthier diet.