Older adults with both hearing and visual impairments—or dual sensory impairment—had a significantly higher risk for dementia in a recent study published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, ...

Emerging science shows that sensory dysfunction can increase the risk of dementia, and the new research presented at AAIC 2019 further demonstrates the impact of multiple co-occurring sensory ...

A new nationally representative study published online in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease Reports found hearing impairment and vision impairment to be independently associated with cognitive ...

Visual impairment (VI), hearing impairment (HI), and dual sensory impairment (DSI) were associated with a significantly higher risk of incident dementia. An analysis of 113,511 participants without ...

Individuals with dual sensory impairments need to use their senses of touch and smell to be aware of the people, places, and things in their environment. These individuals may have some remaining ...

When Renita Adams puts a pot on the stove in her Virginia home, she also puts a rubber band around her wrist. The 62-year-old retiree prefers a tight band that squeezes a little bit, so she won’t ...

Memory problems have long been considered the primary hallmark of dementia, but a team of researchers is now challenging this view. They argue that changes in sensory perception – from vision to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Dual sensory impairment was associated with elevated CVD risk among middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults.

Annmaree Watharow is affiliated with Deafblind Australia. Emily Kecman and Moira Dunsmore do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit ...

July 8 (UPI) --Older adults with both hearing and visual impairment have a nearly 90 percent higher risk for developing dementia, according to a study published Wednesday by the journal Alzheimer's ...