According to the Alzheimer’s Association, over 7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease in 2025, and that number is rising fast. For many families, the first warning sign is small: a ...

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 ...

Memory defines us in so many ways, but it’s not exactly what we think it is. We tend to imagine memory almost like a filing cabinet — a faithful record of the past we can pull from when needed. But ...

Memory loss is one of the most unsettling experiences a person can face. While it’s often linked to conditions such as dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, even minor lapses can feel alarming. Forgetting ...

A small but enthusiastic group of neuroscientists is exhuming overlooked experiments and performing new ones to explore whether cells record past experiences — fundamentally challenging what memory is ...

What makes us who we are? Is it memory—the names, dates, and stories we carry? Or is it something more elemental, more enduring? This question has followed me for years—from lab bench to bedside, from ...