A new University of Iowa study offers some good news for caregivers and loved ones of individuals with Alzheimer's disease. Patients might forget a joke or a meaningful conversation -- but even so, ...

What started with four patients with a puzzling form of amnesia turned into 14, and doctors are searching for others. Dr. Jed Barash, a neurologist in the Boston area, noticed a pattern between 2012 ...

A new examination of the brain of Patient H.M. — the man who became an iconic case in neuroscience when he developed a peculiar form of amnesia after parts of his brain were removed during surgery in ...

Imagine reliving the day of a dental appointment every day, endlessly. Doctors say one amnesia patient in Northern England is doing just that. Every morning, the 38-year-old man he wakes up thinking ...

Two and a half weeks after a young woman walked into a Houston medical clinic saying she did not know who she was or where she lived, the mystery of her identity was solved when police got a tip about ...

SEATTLE — It was seven weeks ago that Edward Lighthart walked out of a Seattle park with no idea of who he was and how he got there, the apparent victim of a bizarre case of amnesia. He says some ...

HOUSTON -- Two-and-a-half weeks after a young woman walked into a Houston medical clinic saying she did not know who she was or where she lived, the mystery of her identity was solved when police got ...

CARLSBAD, Calif. – A woman with amnesia was found wandering the streets of Carlsbad in February and fears she’ll die of cancer before finding out her identity. “Sam” was picked up by firefighters on ...

What started with four patients with a puzzling form of amnesia turned into 14, and doctors are searching for others. Dr. Jed Barash, a neurologist in the Boston area, noticed a pattern between 2012 ...

A new study offers some good news for caregivers and loved ones of individuals with Alzheimer's disease. Patients might forget a joke or a meaningful conversation -- but even so, the warm feelings ...