Sometimes forget where you parked your car while running errands or struggle to recall an acquaintance’s name stuck on the tip of your tongue? You may be wondering if these memory lapses are a normal ...

Researchers found potential links between gut bacteria and memory loss, with gut-brain connections triggering loss of memory ...

It’s normal to occasionally forget where you left your keys, struggle to recall a new name or wonder if you’ve already taken your daily medication. “Everyone has memory slips now and again,” says ...

Neuroinflammation, a prolonged activation of the brain's immune system prompted by infections or other factors, has been linked to the disruption of normal mental functions. Past studies, for instance ...

How often do you forget where you put your phone? Walk into the kitchen and forget why you’re there? Have trouble remembering the name of an old work colleague? Or struggle to find a word you’re ...

Researchers have found people diagnosed with diabetes in their 50s are significantly more likely than others to suffer mental decline by their 70s. In this week’s Vital Signs, Dr. Angela Bentle, a ...

Gut microbiome changes may drive age-related memory loss via inflammation and disrupted brain signaling, but interventions in mice show this process can be reversed.

Pinpoint whether memory loss is normal aging or a warning sign—clear patterns to watch, the ABCS tracking method, and when to see a doctor to protect your cognitive health. You walk into the kitchen ...

The reasons elderly people repeat themselves so often have to do with the ways their lives have completely changed with aging ...

For most people, it would be hard to imagine a life in which the mind did not routinely discard once-remembered details—from temporarily memorized facts and figures to the characteristics of people ...