“Some degree of memory loss can be considered normal, especially with age,” Carmen Carrión, a neuropsychologist and an assistant professor of neurology at Yale School of Medicine, told HuffPost via ...

Many older adults worry about their memory and other thinking abilities. For example, they might be concerned about taking longer than before to learn new things, or they may sometimes forget to pay a ...

What are some significant markers that indicate we’re growing older?Wrinkles on our skin? — Yes. A grey streak or two? — Yes.

You walk into a room and forget why you came there. You can’t remember where you put your keys five minutes ago. You struggle to recall the name of someone you’ve known for years. Everyone around you ...

Everyone misplaces their keys occasionally or struggles to recall a name, but when does ordinary forgetfulness cross the line into something more concerning? Understanding this distinction can make a ...

Getting older goes hand in hand with forgetfulness — like not remembering the name of the new restaurant in town or misplacing your glasses. And while it can be frustrating, it isn’t instantly ...

You totally spaced on grabbing your gym bag (or lunch...or apartment keys...or cell phone...) on your way to work in the morning. Or, you forgot to submit your cable bill payment online last week. Hey ...

Some widely prescribed drugs may quietly affect your memory, focus, and cognitive performance. Here’s how they work, who’s ...

''Where Did I Leave My Glasses? The What, When and Why of Normal Memory Loss'' (Wellness Central. 245 pages. $22.99), by Martha Weinman Lear The place where you left your glasses or the car keys ought ...

Taking a daily multivitamin may protect against memory loss in older adults, according to a trio of studies that included more than 5,000 participants. Taken together, the three studies found that ...

Memory researcher Dr. Scott Small would like to reassure you that you’re not losing your wits. Visit him in his lab at Columbia University’s Medical Center, tell him how the last time you went to a ...

As a primary care physician, I often have older patients come to me worried about dementia. They tell me they've been forgetting names or where they put their keys, and they're concerned that such ...