In a 6-year study of 10,000 older adults, loneliness was tied to lower memory scores at baseline — but not to a faster rate of decline over time.

Loneliness may quietly affect how well older adults remember things—but it might not be speeding up mental decline after all.

Older adults who experienced financial insecurity were more likely to develop lower memory function and accelerated memory decline compared to those who did not, according to a March study published ...

Worse financial well-being in midlife and older age—and especially declines over time—are associated with lower memory scores and faster cognitive decline, reports a new study at Columbia University ...