Anterograde amnesia is one type of memory loss where people have difficulty forming new memories after the amnesia-causing ...

Sometimes forget where you parked your car while running errands or struggle to recall an acquaintance’s name stuck on the ...

Short-term memory loss is common and usually not a cause for concern but if you have warning signs like loss of consciousness ...

Memory loss, or forgetting things within a relatively short period, can be caused by physical or mental conditions. Some causes of memory loss can be treated or prevented with lifestyle changes, while ...

In fact, there is another common cognitive disorder with very similar symptoms, called limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy — or LATE for short — that is often misdiagnosed as ...

Memory is the way your brain takes in and stores information so you can use it later on. Memories define who you are in a lot of ways. They help you recall things like important dates, facts, and even ...

As a primary care physician, I often have older patients come to me worried about dementia. They tell me they've been forgetting names or where they put their keys, and they're concerned that such ...

He suffers from recurrent bouts of depression and is currently in a depressive phase. He does not have very many manic phases at all. His short-term memory is getting progressively worse. Lately he ...

Share on Pinterest Do all our cells have a type of memory, and if so, how might this influence health? We investigate. Design by MNT; Photography by Grant Faint/Getty Images & Ed Reschke/Getty Images.

Residents over the age of 60 in seven central New York communities: Cayuga, Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Oswego and Tompkins, will be able to receive free memory screenings from their local ...

Problems with energy-producing cellular structures called mitochondria have previously been linked to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's. Before now, it wasn't clear if this was a cause or ...

A deficiency of the metal lithium in the body could be a key factor contributing to the development of dementia in Alzherimer’s patients, a groundbreaking new study reveals. The decade-long research, ...