“People have an absolute terror of losing their memory and thinking they're losing themselves,” says Lesley, who works at ...

Forgetting where you put your keys or struggling to find the right word can be a normal part of aging, but when memory problems begin interfering with daily life, it may be time to see a specialist, ...

Researchers have long wished to understand the connection between sleep and memory, especially how the brain encodes long-term memories during slow-wave sleep (while discarding others), or the deep ...

More than 7 million Americans aged 65 and older have Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia. Yet average wait times for a dementia diagnosis range from 12 months to nearly four years.

Many people with a family history of memory problems wonder whether they will also experience memory problems (beyond those associated with normal aging). Although there are multiple considerations in ...

Memory problems affect virtually everyone at some point in their daily lives, yet people often feel embarrassed or worried when they experience these perfectly normal cognitive hiccups. The human ...

People who experienced prolonged depressive episodes during their young adulthood stage (18 to 25 years) are at a higher risk of suffering from memory problems in midlife, according to a recent study ...

Dear Savvy Senior: At age 70, I’ve become more and more forgetful lately and I’m concerned it may be an early sign of dementia. Are there any memory screening tools or services that you can recommend ...

Memory loss after brain aneurysm surgeries, like coiling, is common. Some people experience memory loss for less than a day. For others, difficulties with memory can persist for months. Surgical ...

Study finds that asthma in children is linked to memory difficulties, with earlier onset potentially exacerbating the impact and extending to executive function challenges. Study: Asthma and Memory ...

Ashley Wong, PharmD, is an experienced pharmacist and medical writer who translates medical and drug information into easily digestible language. Effect on memory: Benzodiazepines are known to affect ...