Of all the ways our immune system can run amok and damage the body instead of protecting it, autoimmune encephalitis is one ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Smita Patel, DO Some commonly used medications have been linked to memory issues and severe ...

“Some degree of memory loss can be considered normal, especially with age,” Carmen Carrión, a neuropsychologist and an ...

Worried that forgetfulness is becoming something more? While occasional lapses are part of normal aging, certain patterns ...

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 ...

The latest study on America's state of mind is in, and it reveals a concerning rise in the share of adults who say they have ...

People who report early memory problems and whose partners also suspect they have memory problems have higher levels of tau tangles in the brain, a biomarker associated with Alzheimer's disease.

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 ...

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 ...