Short-term and long-term memory function differently, and different issues may affect each one. While occasionally forgetting things is a typical sign of aging, some memory issues may indicate an ...

2. Aging. Aging is the most common cause of short-term memory loss. About 11% of adults over the age of 45 report subjective cognitive decline, which includes memory loss, says Hafeez. By age 60 ...

A team of researchers at Howard Hughes Medical Institute has learned more about the brain processes involved in short-term memory retention when distractions occur. In their paper published in the ...

A single oral dose of methylene blue results in an increased MRI-based response in brain areas that control short-term memory and attention, according to a new study. Methylene blue was associated ...

Sending weak electrical current into the brain for 20 minutes a day for four days reversed aging-related declines in working and long-term memory, scientists report in a new study.

Why your short-term memory falters, and how to make it better. Credit...Joyce Lee for The New York Times Supported by By Caroline Hopkins Q: Some thoughts vanish from my brain as soon as I think ...