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 ...

Forgetfulness is normal when it happens occasionally. Dr Vishal Jain explains when to worry and when not to.

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 ...

(Medical Xpress)—Cornell researchers have developed a reliable method to distinguish memory declines associated with healthy aging from the more-serious memory disorders years before obvious symptoms ...

As we age, it’s common to notice small lapses in memory, such as forgetting names, misplacing keys, or struggling to recall recent conversations. Many people also find themselves becoming 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

How often do you forget where you put your phone? Walk into the kitchen and forget why you're there? Have trouble remembering the name of an old work colleague? Or struggle to find a word you're ...

More than half of the older people questioned in one survey reported that they had problems in recalling recent events, giving some support to the belief that memory weakens as the years multiply.

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 ...