If you're experiencing memory issues, might your mental health be to blame? We spoke with an expert to learn more.

It’s normal to occasionally forget where you left your keys, struggle to recall a new name or wonder if you’ve already taken your daily medication. “Everyone has memory slips now and again,” says ...

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Memory loss is one of the most unsettling experiences a person can face. While it’s often linked to conditions such as dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, even minor lapses can feel alarming. Forgetting ...

We’ve all had moments when we, for some reason, can’t remember something minor — the name of that hotel in Miami we loved, when Beyoncé’s third album came out, or which cheese we ate last holiday ...

In our efforts to keep our brains healthy, how do we know what is working? Helen Thomson explores a new generation of tests ...

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Scientists discovered that high-fat junk food disrupts memory circuits in the brain almost immediately. Within just four days, neurons in the hippocampus became overactive, impairing memory. Restoring ...

Q. I have been relying on the antihistamine diphenhydramine to get to sleep for more than a decade. But over the last few years, I have found that I am having trouble coming up with simple words when ...