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 ...

Overall, the proportion of US adults reporting serious cognitive difficulties rose from 5.3 percent to 7.4 percent between ...

Dear Savvy Senior: At age 70, I’ve become more and more forgetful lately and I’m concerned it may be an early sign of dementia. Are there any memory screening tools or services that you can recommend ...

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

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Brigid Dwyer, MD Key Takeaways Vitamin deficiencies, especially low B12, can significantly impact ...

Some foods may be causing you memory problems. If you struggle with either short or long-term memory, it's time to cut these foods out of your diet.

“Out of Memory” error occurs when the browser uses up all the available memory due to too many open tabs or a website requiring a large amount of memory to load a ...

Many people with a family history of memory problems wonder whether they will also experience memory problems (beyond those associated with normal aging). Although there are multiple considerations in ...

Memory loss after brain aneurysm surgeries, like coiling, is common. Some people experience memory loss for less than a day. For others, difficulties with memory can persist for months. Surgical ...

Asthma is associated with memory problems in children, a new study has found. Further, the early onset of asthma might worsen potential memory deficits in kids, researchers found. This is the first ...