Some older adults develop the physical brain changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease but never experience memory loss or ...

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 ...

After surviving a cardiac event, your brain can be affected. Dr Sanjeev Gera explains why preserving your brain function and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers found that localized estrogen loss in the brain caused memory and social impairments in aging female mice. The ...

Estrogen loss in aging females causes the collapse of the brain's extracellular matrix, increasing Alzheimer's risk.

This post is NOT devoted to memory problems related to normal aging, also called age-associated memory impairment (AAMI) where there is still some controversy whether it truly exists or there are ...