New research suggests that a person's overall physical and mental abilities, known as intrinsic capacity, may help predict ...

Have you ever wondered what causes forgetfulness and how to avoid it? Forgetfulness can have various causes, including stress ...

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 problems with memory, decision-making, or concentration – known ...

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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 ...

Measuring overall physical and mental abilities through intrinsic capacity can predict memory decline years before symptoms ...

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 ...

Wait, what was the name of that actress from the series I watched yesterday? If you also find yourself refreshing Google or the chat again and again to get answers instead of recalling them yourself – ...

The memory of 150 overweight people was tested. April 15, 2011 -- Losing weight may be more than just good for your heart. New research indicates it also can improve your memory. According to a study ...

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 ...

Just a few days of eating a diet high in saturated fat could be enough to cause memory problems and related brain inflammation in older adults, a new study in rats suggests. Researchers fed separate ...

A large Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study suggests that US school-aged children diagnosed as having long COVID ...