Blood pressure medications have long been prescribed primarily for cardiovascular health, but emerging evidence suggests certain classes of these drugs may offer remarkable cognitive benefits for ...

In a recent study, women who took hormone therapy to treat menopause symptoms had better memory test scores than those who didn’t use the treatments. Hormone therapy can improve sleep, which may ...

Alzheimer’s disease causes memory loss, other emotional and cognitive changes, and behavioral changes that get more severe over time. Your treatment plan may change as your condition progresses or new ...

A single memory can shape the course of a person’s entire life. For Farah Lubin, Ph.D., distinguished professor in the UAB Department of Neurobiology, memories didn’t just influence her life—they ...

A study by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine may change the way we understand memory. Until now, memories have been explained by the activity of neurons that respond to learning events and ...

Have you ever put your keys down and then completely forgotten where to find them? The brain has to work hard to protect information in your working memory from distractions. How this process works ...