U. S. researchers have said that remembering a medication can mean the difference between life and death; nonetheless, people still forget.

Study participants were divided into two groups by lead author Dr. Shevaun Neupert, an assistant professor of psychology at North Carolina State University: younger adults with ages 18-20 and older adults with ages 60-89 and tracked their behavior.

Neupert found that changes in daily behavior affect different age groups differently.

Neupert said in a statement, "For example, young people do the best job of remembering to take their medication on days when they are busier than usual. But older adults do a better job of remembering their medication on days when they are less busy."

Such a disparity was found between young and old adults that messages about prescriptions should be tailored to each age group, Neupert further informed.

Experimental Aging Research will publish the study which is given the name, "Age Differences in Daily Predictors of Forgetting to Take Medication: The Importance of Context and Cognition."