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 ...

We’ve all walked into a room and forgotten why or blanked on an acquaintance's name before. But when these little memory blips start happening more often, it’s natural to wonder if it’s a normal part ...

The challenge is recognizing when forgetfulness is a normal part of aging and when it may signal cognitive decline. By paying attention to the type of memory lapses and their frequency, you can ...

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 ...

DEAR AMY: My mother and father are in their early 70s. I’m very close with both of them. There have been changes to their health over time, with wearing hearing aids, walking more slowly, etc., but ...

“Mom brain” isn’t a medically recognized condition, but that doesn’t mean it’s not real. “Up to 75% of mothers report symptoms consistent with mom brain,” psychologist Jessica Combs Rohr, director of ...

A new mum blamed her forgetfulness on her post-partum “mum brain” before she was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s at age 46. Staci Marklin, 47, discovered she had the progressive condition last ...