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 ...

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

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 ...

Scientists have identified a group of neurons that might explain the mechanism behind how stress gives rise to problems with sleep and memory. The study — published last week in The Journal of ...

Patients experiencing memory problems often come to neurologist David Jones, MD, for second opinions. They repeat questions and sometimes misplace items. Their primary care clinician has suggested ...

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 ...

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 ...

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