There's just one problem - we're terrible at it. It is widely claimed that women are able to multitask succesfully while men have to concentrate on one thing at a time. But sadly, neither sex is any ...

"Multitasking means screwing up several things at once," somebody once said, wrongly. In fact, we don't do many things at once, ever. We do many things in quick succession. And some of us are very ...

Does multitasking help us be more productive, or is it just stressing us out? Here's what experts say. (Getty Creative) The allure of multitasking is hard to ignore. Of course it sounds like a great ...

Serial multitaskers end juggling two activities at once not because they are good at it but because they are easily distracted and cannot concentrate on the job at hand, researchers said. Conversely, ...

Younger people are better at multi-tasking than pensioners, a new study has confirmed. Researchers found the way the brain copes with juggling different tasks at the same time changes with age. The ...

The people who engage in media "multitasking" are those least able to do so well, according to researchers. A survey defined two groups: those who routinely consumed multiple media such as internet, ...

Memory loss is a key characteristic of dementia - but even those lucky enough to dodge the disease can suffer from memory lapses. In fact, individuals with chronic mental health conditions are ...

How do you use technology? Ofcom says older people are catching up on the young. The average Briton spends almost half their waking life using media and communications, data suggests. The statistics ...