Can someone tell me what are the reasons of memory loss? let me tell you honestly about myself. I am a student and an employee. I am engaged in a very tough routine almost 12 hours of work and 16 hours of study in my exam leaves for upto continuously 40-50 days, but i am unable to pass my exams, as i think i am forgetting and i really forgot, even i am forgetting the names of different persons who i meet on daily basis. I am smoking atleast 20 cigrattes per day, i am masterbating on average one time a day. I sleep arounfd 6 hours average once in 24 hours. Let me tell you honestly, a few years back perhaps 5-6 years back, i really had a very nice memory and i was very sharp. but now every thing takes time to get in my mind , to understand even..:( Please advice me, what should i do to remember and improve my memory and brain .