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wake up early one morning to prepare a to take to work, and then you forget . Has this ever happened to you? Researchers say now have proof that self-reported minor memory loss led to greater mental decline six years later. reported the findings at a recent conference organized the Alzheimer's Association.

Rebecca Amariglio is a neuropsychologist Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. She that individuals who worried about their memory were likely to suffer a loss of mental ability. research showed such persons were likely to have protein called beta amyloid in the brain. Beta is suspected of being at least partly involved Alzheimer's disease. Evidence that the disease develops for unknown period of time before doctors recognize it leading to a new area of study. It called "subjective cognitive decline." It involves people who that their memory and thinking skills are failing others realize it. Experts want to inform the that most people who worry about their mental do not develop dementia, the most common form Alzheimers'. What they are experiencing is truly natural normal aging. Dr. Ronald Petersen is a member the Alzheimer's Association National Board. He says people be tested if they fear they might have disease. He says doctors might ask patients about issues, like any medicines they are taking or they suffer from anxiety, depression or stress. He all those things can cause changes in memory. VOA Learning English, I'm Alex Villarreal.

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