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Who hasn't ever forgotten a friend's name, lost their glasses, or had trouble remembering a word that was just "on the tip of the tongue"? These little memory blips are normal, particularly with age.

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 ...

Everyone, regardless of age, experiences moments of forgetfulness. These occasional episodes are normal and can happen to anyone at any stage of life. For instance, one morning I planned to prepare a ...

Aging has been on my mind lately. It’s probably related to turning seventy last year. However, it’s also a subject that has been fascinating to me since my early years. This might be a result of being ...

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 ...

Memory loss may not simply be a symptom of getting older. New research from Virginia Tech shows that it's tied to specific molecular changes in the brain and that adjusting those processes can improve ...

Download any brain training app and the promises sound miraculous: sharper memory, faster thinking, protection against dementia. Americans spend over $1.9 billion annually on these digital puzzles and ...

Past studies in animals have shown that a highly processed diet is linked to memory problems and inflammation in the aged brain – and the effect can happen fast, after just three days of poor eating.

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 ...