Many medications can cause memory loss, including benzodiazepines, opioids, certain antidepressants, and antihistamines.

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 ...

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 ...

Chronic stress and elevated cortisol levels can damage the body's natural rhythm and disrupt the part of the brain involved ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a new tool that can estimate a person's risk of developing memory and thinking ...

Memory updating is impaired in old age, yet little is known about the mechanisms behind the process and what goes wrong with older age. A team of researchers found that blocking a repressive enzyme ...

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 is often associated with elderly people, around the age of 70s or 80s. However, a new study shows that it may be ...

Research suggests a potential link between AB blood type and an increased risk of cognitive decline, with some studies ...