New research suggests that a person’s overall physical and mental abilities, known as intrinsic capacity, may help predict ...

Everywhere you look, there is a great deal of fear about the possibility of developing dementia as you get older. A new study ...

I’m afraid I might be getting Alzheimer’s. How do I know if I’m developing it? Once every few weeks, I forget where I put my phone. Or I walk into a room to get something, and then suddenly wonder ...

The holidays bring us together with family and friends, sometimes after long stretches apart. These reunions are joyful, but ...

Think back to the last time you walked into the living room and forgot what you came for, or tugged on the car door handle only to realize your keys were on the kitchen counter. Each week, patients in ...

Memory issues seem subtle as they emerge: difficulty remembering a name, struggling for the right word, misplacing possessions more often, difficulty finishing everyday tasks. A spouse needing to ...

DALLAS — It could be as simple as constantly misplacing keys, or forgetting to pay a bill, or repeating questions over and over. As people age, their memory and cognition tends to take a small hit.

Memory Matters is an occasional column discussing brain health, memory and aging. Look for the next column on Wednesday. Send your questions to Michelle Papka at [email protected]. Dear Dr.

“Our principal component analyses showed a significant relationship between centro-cingulate cholinergic afferent changes and age in our Parkinson disease subjects.” “We recently reported novel ...

Scientists have advanced a new frontier in longevity research after formally proving the role of subcellular stress in mammalian aging. Our cells are like tiny molecular factories, working to carry ...