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

Higher levels of inflammation are associated with damage in the brain’s white matter, according to a study of former college and professional football players published Feb. 25 in the journal ...

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 ...

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 ...

Everyone misplaces their keys occasionally or struggles to recall a name, but when does ordinary forgetfulness cross the line into something more concerning? Understanding this distinction can make a ...

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 ...

Some commonly used medications have been linked to memory issues and severe forgetfulness. Types: Examples of benzodiazepines include: Effect on memory: Benzodiazepines are known to affect memory ...

Perceived memory problems are common and may be an early sign of future development of dementia. For those in the studied group who also had deviating biomarkers in their cerebrospinal fluid ...

If the neurologist Dr. Daniel Lesley sees 10 patients a day, at least half ask him the same question: Are the brain lapses they’re experiencing a normal part of ...