Why should I get a memory test? As we age, our brains undergo both anatomical and chemical changes. Shrinkage begins in our 30s and 40s, with the prefrontal cortex, cerebellum and hippocampus ...

A blood test can determine whether memory loss is caused by Alzheimer’s disease with more than 90 percent accuracy, according to a new study published Sunday. A group of researchers at Lund University ...

Low mood and increased anxiety could be early warning signs of developing dementia, experts reveal. These symptoms often ...

A simple test can help reveal how likely you may be to experience memory problems or cognitive impairment in the years ahead even if you've never had such problems before, a new study out of New York ...

In animal studies, GM-CSF has been shown to reduce brain inflammation, slow neuron loss, and even reverse memory problems ...

Alzheimer’s disease has long been a diagnosis that arrives only after memory begins to fray, by which time brain damage is ...

Scientists at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota say they have identified a new type of memory loss. Limbic-predominant amnestic neurodegenerative syndrome, or LANS, affects the brain's limbic system, which ...

President Joe Biden was declared fit for duty by his physician after his annual physical on Feb. 28, the same month a special counsel report raised concerns about his memory. However, the 81-year-old ...

We tend to take our ability to remember things like faces, phone numbers, other people's names, and events for granted until they are impaired by memory loss due to Alzheimer’s disease and other ...

A new study has found that changes in the brain linked to Alzheimer’s disease are more common than we thought in very old ...

Mental exercises, including memory games, may help boost brain health by creating new brain cells and connections. Brain exercises are important throughout life, and perhaps even more so in older ...

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have both faced criticism recently over their memories. But when should memory problems prompt a person to be screened for dementia? Biden and ...