Johns Hopkins Health Alerts has just released a new free special report on memory loss and aging to help answer two common concerns as we live longer than ever before:

• Does memory loss signal the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, or another form of dementia?

• How can you protect your memory well into your later years?

Forgetfulness is one of the most common complaints of middle age and beyond. You’re in the middle of a conversation about a book when you realize that you can’t remember the title or the author’s name. You start to introduce your best friend to an acquaintance and suddenly can’t remember either name. You find yourself standing in front of the refrigerator wondering exactly why you opened the door.

The difference between normal memory loss that increases with age–known clinically as age-associated memory impairment–and serious dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease is that the former is frustrating, but NOT disabling.

In “The Johns Hopkins Guide to Memory Loss and Aging,” The Johns Hopkins Memory Bulletin editors explain the complex science behind human memory, and how age-related memory loss occurs, in clear, plain English.

The good news is that most memory loss has nothing to do with Alzheimer’s disease. Nearly all of us take more time to learn and recall information as we age. This occurs because as we get older, the transmission of nerve impulses across cell membranes (synapses) in the brain inevitably slows down.

For more information, visit johnshopkinshealthalerts.com

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