Why should I get a memory test? As we age, our brains undergo both anatomical and chemical changes. Shrinkage begins in our 30s and 40s, with the prefrontal cortex, cerebellum and hippocampus ...

President Joe Biden was declared fit for duty by his physician after his annual physical on Feb. 28, the same month a special counsel report raised concerns about his memory. However, the 81-year-old ...

Dedicated memory tests on smartphones enable the detection of 'mild cognitive impairment', a condition that may indicate Alzheimer's disease, with high accuracy. Dedicated memory tests on smartphones ...

Simple pharmaceutical interventions could help older brains cope with memory impairment and recovery after surgery, new ...

A blood test can determine whether memory loss is caused by Alzheimer’s disease with more than 90 percent accuracy, according to a new study published Sunday. A group of researchers at Lund University ...

A simple at-home brainwave test can detect signs of memory impairment linked to Alzheimer's disease years before clinical diagnosis is typically possible. This feat has been demonstrated by ...

Doctors explain the signs to look for, and how to get evaluated. By Dana G. Smith Mike Davis’s mother died from Alzheimer’s disease in 2008. So when Mr. Davis started noticing that he was having an ...

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have both faced criticism recently over their memories. But when should memory problems prompt a person to be screened for dementia? Biden and ...