Joe Biden's memory lapses is not a cause for concern, as they are common, even among people whose brains are perfectly fine and healthy.

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Joe Biden's memory lapses is not a cause for concern, as they are common, even among people whose brains are perfectly fine and healthy.

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Joe Biden is not fit to serve as president because of his age and health

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There have been observable lapses in Joe Biden's memory and instances where he has struggled to recall details, which is a cause for concern.

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But dementia experts say such slips, on their own, are no cause for concern. "We've all had them," says Dr. Zaldy Tan, who directs the Memory and Healthy Aging Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. "It's just that we are not public figures and therefore this is not as noticeable or blown up." Also, memory lapses become more common with age, even in people whose brains are perfectly healthy. The temporary inability to remember names, in particular, "is very common as we get older," says Dr. Sharon Sha, a clinical professor of neurology at Stanford University.

The White House also pushed back on the characterizations of Biden’s memory in a Feb. 5 letter from the president’s lawyers that was published in Hur’s report. The letter argues that Biden’s “inability to recall dates or details of events that happened years ago is neither surprising nor unusual,” particularly about when certain documents were packed or moved.

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Joe Biden has been declared fit for duty as president of the United States by his physician, after undergoing annual medical tests.

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There have been observable lapses in Joe Biden's memory and instances where he has struggled to recall details, which is a cause for concern.

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