Alzheimer’s disease dominates public awareness of dementia, but it is far from the only form. Vascular and less typical dementia sub-types account for roughly 25% of all diagnoses, and many of these ...

In fact, there is another common cognitive disorder with very similar symptoms, called limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy — or LATE for short — that is often misdiagnosed as ...

What most people think of when they hear the word “dementia” is memory problems and forgetfulness. But what people often don’t know is that dementia can cause many different symptoms – affecting ...

Memory can wither with age. Forgetfulness can be unnerving, but there are ways you can support your mind during memory loss — or support a loved one going through it. While not all lost memories can ...

Problems with energy-producing cellular structures called mitochondria have previously been linked to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's. Before now, it wasn't clear if this was a cause or ...

Share on Pinterest Do all our cells have a type of memory, and if so, how might this influence health? We investigate. Design by MNT; Photography by Grant Faint/Getty Images & Ed Reschke/Getty Images.

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 ...

Ashley Wong, PharmD, is an experienced pharmacist and medical writer who translates medical and drug information into easily digestible language. Effect on memory: Benzodiazepines are known to affect ...

As Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia — affecting an estimated 6.7 million Americans — it’s not surprising that people who experience memory loss may suspect AD. In fact, there is ...