memory loss

Researchers are studying whether a nicotine patch can also help people suffering with memory loss.

A woman from Sacramento is in the hospital after using a whitening face cream imported from Mexico.

It remains the most widely used anesthetic in U.S. hospitals, but many patients still remember propofol as the drug that killed Michael Jackson. Most are no longer afraid of it, doctors say, though many still ask if they will get “the Michael Jackson drug” before an operation. And most of them will. Jackson died 10 years ago at his Los...

It remains the most widely used anesthetic in U.S. hospitals, but many patients still remember propofol as the drug that killed Michael Jackson. Most are no longer afraid of it, doctors say, though many still ask if they will get “the Michael Jackson drug” before an operation. And most of them will. Jackson died 10 years ago at his Los...

Researchers have confirmed what Atlanta Falcons linebacker Tommy Nobis’ family long suspected: He had the most severe form of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the degenerative brain disease linked to repetitive blows to the head that can cause the kind of violent moods they had grown accustomed to. And now, as the NFL world descends upon Atlanta for Sunday’s Super Bowl, it...

Children’s sports leagues across California are required, by law, to follow certain safety measures to guard against injuries resulting from concussions, however, an NBC Bay Area investigation revealed a widespread disparity in training and a serious lack of enforcement could be putting thousands of children at higher risk for brain injuries.

Former NFL star Larry Johnson Jr. says he believes he has chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. NBC 6’s Jawan Strader spoke with Johnson about his struggles with memory loss and fighting self-destructive impulses and fits of rage — all symptoms of people diagnosed with CTE.

Just in time for the Super Bowl, a group of former NFL linebackers is pleading with parents to keep their children out of tackle football until high school to avoid traumatic brain injuries. The retired players, Nick Buoniconti, Harry Carson and Phil Villapiano, are recommending flag football for children under 14 as a way to protect their brains at a...

Television and music star David Cassidy remains in a Florida hospital where he is dealing with multiple organ failure.

Former football star Aaron Hernandez’ brain was riddled with damage from a degenerative brain disease linked with head blows, but that doesn’t necessarily explain the troubles that plagued his young life. The diagnosis comes from a Boston University researcher who has studied hundreds of brains from football players, college athletes and even younger players, donated after their deaths. Dr. Ann...

Don’t be so fast to finish that soda. The latest report from the Framingham Heart Study found that people who frequently drink sodas and fruit juices are more likely to have a poorer memory and less brain volume. Additionally, people who drink artificial sweeteners were three times as likely to develop both strokes and dementia.

Dozens of patients from a now-closed memory loss clinic in Ohio say its director told them they had Alzheimer’s disease when they really didn’t. Records show the former director of the center in Toledo didn’t have a medical license.

Robin Williams’ widow opened up about the late actor’s life in a moving new essay titled “The Terrorist Inside My Husband’s Brain.”In August 2014, Williams killed himself.

A high-fat diet could degrade brain function, leading to memory loss.

Former NFL and Iowa safety Tyler Sash, who died last year at age 27, has been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy.