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 ...

Experiment conducted by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley Feb. 1, 2013 — -- An experiment at the University of California, Berkeley, found that seniors enjoy less quality ...

SEATTLE - At age 77, Alice Pickett of Seattle is healthy and active, but every once in a while, she temporarily forgets why she walked into a room or where she put the car keys. She worried that it ...

A massive international brain study has revealed that memory decline with age isn’t driven by a single brain region or gene, ...

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 ...

When doctors suspect Alzheimer's, they can order a blood test to learn whether a patient's brain contains the sticky amyloid plaques that are a hallmark of the disease. But the results of that test ...

New research reveals memory loss with age follows a curved pattern, linked to widespread brain shrinkage rather than a single ...

Memory loss with age isn’t always gradual. For some, it suddenly accelerates, leaving people alarmed at how quickly their ...