To consolidate memories, our brains replay them during periods of rest as a kind of 'replay mode'. A new mouse study suggests ...

Sometimes forget where you parked your car while running errands or struggle to recall an acquaintance’s name stuck on the tip of your tongue? You may be wondering if these memory lapses are a normal ...

You walk into a room and forget why you came there. You can’t remember where you put your keys five minutes ago. You struggle to recall the name of someone you’ve known for years. Everyone around you ...

With cases of dementia on the rise across the globe, it's not surprising that many of us are on red alert for signs that we've succumbed to the degenerative brain disease. Dementia is now the UK's ...

One challenge doctors have with diagnosing Alzheimer's disease is that memory loss can be caused by many medical conditions. Depression and anxiety can cause us to forget things. So can what's called ...

Scientists have reversed severe memory loss in two mouse models of Alzheimer’s by restoring the brain’s energy supply. Late-stage mice showed brain tissue repairing itself once fuel balance returned, ...

Alzheimer’s memory loss may be linked to disrupted brain activity during rest, when recent experiences are usually replayed ...

It’s normal to occasionally forget where you left your keys, struggle to recall a new name or wonder if you’ve already taken your daily medication. “Everyone has memory slips now and again,” says ...

More than half of the older people questioned in one survey reported that they had problems in recalling recent events, giving some support to the belief that memory weakens as the years multiply.

A new study in mice suggests that memory problems in Alzheimer’s disease may stem from a breakdown in how the brain replays recent experiences during periods of rest. The research was carried out by s ...