Many people worry about becoming forgetful. They think forgetfulness is the first sign of Alzheimer’s disease. Forgetfulness can be a normal part of aging. As people get older, changes occur in all parts of the body, including the brain. As a result, some people may notice that it takes longer to learn new things, they don’t remember information as well as they did, or they lose things like their glasses. How you function in day-to-day life may be the difference between being mildly forgetful and having more severe forms of memory loss. Read more