Memory can wither with age. Forgetfulness can be unnerving, but there are ways you can support your mind during memory loss — or support a loved one going through it. While not all lost memories can ...

Medically reviewed by Brigid Dwyer, MD Key Takeaways People with dementia may have trouble remembering recent events or ...

When we hear the word “dementia,” most of us think of elderly people having memory problems — they don’t remember the names of their dear ones, where they put the house keys, or whether they paid the ...

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

A massive international brain study has revealed that memory decline with age isn’t driven by a single brain region or gene, but by widespread structural changes across the brain that build up over ...

(WISH) — November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. If you know someone who has it, you know it’s a disease that doesn’t just steal memories, it steals moments with the people we love. Alzheimer’s ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The Long Island Museum helps people with memory loss and their caregivers creatively connect with art. WSHU's Randye Kaye speaks with the museum's education director, Lisa Unander, about their In The ...