Memory Loss

Feeling forgetful in your 20s could be a symptom of these 5 underlying medical conditions

When forgetting things at a young age of 20 or 30 becomes a pattern, you might need to reconsider your overall health.

Alzheimers spread differently in men, women more likely to develop it: new study

Diagnosing women for Alzheimers is harder as they tend to do better in verbal tests than men.

Do not go gentle into that good night: On Alzheimer’s, women and empowerment

Till the grip is tightened, till there is no wiggle room left, Alzheimer’s graciously allows a moment of whimsical freedom that life doesn’t always afford

Here is why forgetting may be good for memory

For managing the memory acquired across a lifetime, human beings need to forget -- as part of the brains' system, says new research that has identified a new protein required for normal forgetting by the brain.

'Lost' memories of Alzheimer's patients may be recoverable, finds new study

Sufferers of Alzheimer's disease may not have "lost" their memories, but could simply have difficulty accessing them, say researchers

Keep calm because aggressive adults experience memory problems later in life

A new study has revealed that young adults who are hostile or cope badly with stress are likely to experience memory and thinking problems decades later.

Take a break! Because prolonged stress may cause memory loss

US researchers have found there is a relationship between prolonged stress and memory loss.

Scientists discover new drug that can stop memory loss in Alzheimers

"This class of drugs could be beneficial when the nerve cells are just beginning to become impaired," said Linda Van Eldik, a senior author of the paper and director of the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging.

Missing sleep can wipe out memories forever

Simply cutting down from eight hours of sleep to six could make the difference, say researchers.

UK mom wakes from coma with no memory of hubby, kids

A mother of three in UK has woken up from a ten day coma convinced that she was a teenager again, with no memories of her husband or children.