Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The latest study on America's state of mind is in, and it reveals a concerning rise in the share of adults who say they have ...

A growing number of U.S. adults—particularly those under 40—are reporting serious challenges with memory, concentration and decision-making, according to a new study published in Neurology.

Researchers in China have developed and validated parallel 36-item scales that measure, for the first time, how older adults ...

Memory problems affect virtually everyone at some point in their daily lives, yet people often feel embarrassed or worried when they experience these perfectly normal cognitive hiccups. The human ...

Problematic social media use among young adults is associated with more frequent everyday memory failures, underscoring the potential cognitive correlates of excessive online engagement. Study: ...

An international study finds that older adults who have strong beliefs about how other seniors should behave also report having more memory problems themselves. The study suggests a relationship ...

That increasing forgetfulness you’ve been experiencing in your thirties isn’t an inevitable part of getting older, it’s your brain sending urgent distress signals about lifestyle factors that are ...

Gentle sound stimulation—such as the rush of a waterfall—synchronized to the rhythm of brain waves significantly enhanced deep sleep in older adults and improved their ability to recall words, reports ...